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
get 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 your fingers — burn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money. Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks. The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes … New idioms dictionary
burn fingers — burn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money. Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks. The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes … New idioms dictionary
burn — [bɜːn ǁ bɜːrn] verb burned PTandPP or burnt [bɜːnt ǁ bɜːrnt] [transitive] 1. COMPUTING to copy information held on a computer s … Financial and business terms
The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film) — Infobox Film name = The Hills Have Eyes caption = Film poster director = Wes Craven writer = Wes Craven starring = Susan Lanier Robert Houston Martin Speer Dee Wallace Stone Michael Berryman music = Don Peake cinematography = Eric Saarinen… … Wikipedia
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
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
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
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
