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once bit·ten, twice shy
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once bitten, twice shyproverb
One is cautious in the future if he has been hurt in the past.
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Once Bitten, Twice Shy is a 1975 song written and recorded by Ian Hunter, from his debut solo album Ian Hunter, which reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was included in the 2017 feature-length biographical documentary, and compilation soundtrack, entitled Beside Bowie: the Mick Ronson Story. The song was covered by Shaun Cassidy on his 1980 LP Wasp.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of once bitten, twice shy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of once bitten, twice shy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of once bitten, twice shy in a Sentence
Once bitten, twice shy. Investors burnt by last year's market crash are still too scared to enter the market, which is why we see a trading pattern of quick profit-taking.
It does not surprise me at this point the government - once bitten, twice shy - is not rushing to the rescue again.
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- مرة واحدة للعArabic
- Gebranntes Kind scheut das FeuerGerman
- μόλις τσίμπησε, δύο φορές ντροπαλόςGreek
- una vez mordido dos veces tímidoSpanish
- une fois mordu, deux fois timideFrench
- bitten uair, cúthail faoi dhóIrish
- दूध का जला छाछ भी फूँक - फूँककर पीता हैHindi
- sekali digigit, dua kali maluIndonesian
- non si tocca la seconda volta il ferro roventeItalian
- פעם נשך, פעמיים ביישןHebrew
- 一度噛んだら、二度恥ずかしがりJapanese
- ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಕಚ್ಚಿದ, ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ನಾಚಿಕೆKannada
- 한 번 물린, 두 번 수줍어하는Korean
- cum percussi aspicerent sanabantur, bis fugaxLatin
- en gang bitt, to ganger sjenertNorwegian
- Lepiej dmuchać na zimnePolish
- идиома: обRussian
- ஒருமுறை கடித்தது, இருமுறை வெட்கம்Tamil
- bir kez ısırıldı, iki kez utangaçTurkish
- một lần bị cắn hai lần nhátVietnamese
- 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳Chinese
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