From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English once bitten, twice shy twice shy once bitten once bitten, twice shy used to say that if you have failed or been hurt once, you will be more careful next time → bite once bitten, twice shy twice shy once bitten once bitten, twice shy NOT DO something used to say that people will not do something again if it has been a bad experience → once Here are some examples. Of course, once bitten, twice shy, and on top of that, he's got the whole male ego thing telling him not to take another risk. I would never have believed the pictures had I not seen them, and once bitten, twice shy. There will be an element of once bitten, twice shy with investors who will shy away from going back into once bitten, twice shy translations: 一次被咬，下次胆小；一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary. This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00OOD3LJQ. Bastian had to have been the most handsome man that Katherine had ever met. It really was unfortunate that he was also the most stubborn, controlling, downright infuriating jackass she'd ever known as well. Oh, and there was the fact that he was a werewolf - a werewolf who has bitten her. This expression is somewhat similar to another proverb - ' don't throw good money after bad '. Both proverbs put forward the idea that, 'after something you do works out badly, don't do the same thing again'. The expression is English and first began to be used around the turn of the 19th century. And as the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy, so Argine has less confidence in South's cards (or bids), whereas East-West have blind faith in each other. E come si dice, errare è umano ma perseverare è diabolico , quindi Argine ha meno fiducia nelle carte o nelle licite di Sud, mentre Est e Ovest si fidano ciecamente l'uno dell'altro. .

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