he burnt it in the fire

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• burnt\ child\ dreads\ the\ fire — • burnt child dreads the fire • once bitten, twice shy proverb A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now …   Словарь американских идиом

• burnt child dreads the fire — or[once bitten, twice shy] A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. A proverb. * /Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• burnt child dreads the fire — or[once bitten, twice shy] A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. A proverb. * /Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• a burnt child dreads the fire — c 1250 Proverbs of Hending in Anglia (1881) IV. 199 Brend child fuir fordredeth [is in dread of]. c 1400 Romaunt of Rose 1. 1820 ‘For evermore gladly,’ as I rede, ‘Brent child of fier hath mych drede.’ 1580 LYLY Euphues & his England II. 92 A… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• burnt child dreads the fire — bad experience or shocking event can mark a person s attitude or way of thinking throughout this person s life …   English contemporary dictionary

• A burnt child dreads the fire. — См. Обжегшись на молоке, будешь дуть и на воду …   Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)

• The Changeling (play) — The Changeling is a Jacobean tragedy written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Widely regarded as among the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, the play has accumulated a significant body of critical commentary. [Logan and Smith, pp …   Wikipedia

• fire — see fire is a good servant but a bad master the same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg a burnt child dreads the fire dirty water will quench fire fight fire with fire you should know a man seven years before you stir hi …   Proverbs new dictionary

• fire — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, CATCH FIRE, DRAW FIRE, FAT S IN THE FIRE, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, HANG FIRE, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE S HEAD, HOLD… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fire — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, CATCH FIRE, DRAW FIRE, FAT S IN THE FIRE, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, HANG FIRE, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE S HEAD, HOLD… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fire — See: ball of fire, between the devil and the deep blue sea or between two fires, build a fire under, burnt child dreads the fire, catch fire, draw fire, fat s in the fire, fight fire with fire, hang fire, heap coals of fire on one s head, hold… …   Словарь американских идиом