the burnt child dreads

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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)

• child — see Monday’s child is fair of face the child is the father of the man a burnt child dreads the fire praise the child, and you make love to the mother spare the rod and spoil the child it takes a whole village to bring up a …   Proverbs new dictionary

• child — See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, WITH CHILD …   Dictionary of American idioms

• child — See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, WITH CHILD …   Dictionary of American idioms

• child — See: burnt child dreads the fire, with child …   Словарь американских идиом

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