Burn One`s Fingers Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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burn one`s fingers What does burn one`s fingers mean?	to suffer from a bad experience	My father burned his fingers in the stock market and he does not want to invest money there again.
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Face the music What does "Face the music" mean?	To accept the truth.	It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Comes from the British military. When someone was court marshaled, there would be a military drum squad playing, hence face the music. The term "drummed out of the military" came from this practice....

Chalk and cheese What does "Chalk and cheese" mean?	Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.
Set your sights on What does "Set your sights on" mean?	If you set your sights on someone or something, it is your ambition to beat them or to achieve that goal.
here's the deal What does "here's the deal" mean?	here is the idea, plan, or situation
put a bug in (someone`s) ear What does "put a bug in (someone`s) ear" mean?	to give someone an idea	I put a bug in my friend's ear when I said that I would like to go for a holiday with him.
run an errand What does "run an errand" mean?	to take a short trip to do a specific thing	I was late for work because I had to run an errand in the morning.

cut class What does "cut class" mean?	to not go to class	I cut class last week and went to a movie.
fall short of (one`s expectations) What does "fall short of (one`s expectations)" mean?	to be not as good as one expected	The new movie fell short of people's expectations and attendance is very low.
do (someone) out of (something) What does "do (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to cheat someone out of something	The man was worried that the company would do him out of the large bonus that he was expecting.
Whole nine yards What does "Whole nine yards" mean?	The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something.

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Burn One`s Fingers Idiom