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once bitten, twice shy

once bitten, twice shy (wans bítan, tuáis shái)

Idiom Mistake

Meaning

after an unpleasant experience, you are careful to avoid it happening again

después de una experiencia desagradable, eres cuidadoso para evitar que vuelva a suceder (despues de una experiencia desagradable, eres cuidadoso para evitar que vuelva a suceder)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"After losing money in the stock market, he became once bitten, twice shy."

"después de perder dinero en el mercado de valores, se volvió una vez mordido, dos veces tímido." (despues de perder dinero en el mercado de valores, se volvio **una vez mordido, dos veces timido**)

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