We've had our fingers burned in the past by holding too many risky stocks.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
get/have your fingers burned — (also burn your fingers) ► to lose money in a high risk business deal: »We ve had our fingers burned in the past by holding too many risky stocks. Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
have your fingers burned — get/have your fingers burned (also burn your fingers) ► to lose money in a high risk business deal: »We ve had our fingers burned in the past by holding too many risky stocks. Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — 1 verb past and past participle burnt or burned FIRE 1 PRODUCE HEAT (I) to produce heat and flames: Is the fire still burning? 2 DESTROY WITH FIRE (I, T) to be destroyed by fire or destroy something with fire: burn sth: I burnt all his old… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… … English dictionary
finger — [[t]fɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fingers, fingering, fingered 1) N COUNT Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand. → See also light fingered She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room... She ran her… … English dictionary
finger — fin|ger1 [ fıŋgər ] noun count *** 1. ) your fingers are the long thin parts on the end of your hands: He had long bony fingers. She ran her fingers over the smooth wood. a ) the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your fingers: the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Eye in the Sky — Студийный альбом The Alan Parsons Proj … Википедия
The Alan Parsons Project — Datos generales Origen Gran Bretaña Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Eye in the Sky (album) — Eye in the Sky Studio album by The Alan Parsons Project Released June 1982 … Wikipedia
