Definition
To suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.
In Context
- "He got his fingers burnt in that stock market scam, but at least he didn't lose his house."
- "He developed a special interest in coconut cultivation after witnessing the success of some farmers who made huge money only to get his fingers burnt."
- "Artur Fischer, for example, is the head of the Berlin stock-exchange who got his fingers burnt in China."