burn one's fingers

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to burn one's fingers

1. (idiomatic) to harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.

   He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since.

[edit] Translations

Finnish: polttaa sormensa/näppinsä

Telugu: చేతులు కాల్చుకొను (chaetulu kaalchukonu)