- get burned
- be caught, get blamed, get into trouble
I got burned for helping Bev with her divorce. They blamed me.
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get burned
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get burned — be/get burned INFORMAL ► to lose money in a business deal: »Many investors were badly burned. Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
get burned — … Useful english dictionary
be/get burned — INFORMAL ► to lose money in a business deal: »Many investors were badly burned. Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
burned — 1. mod. cheated; betrayed. □ Man, did I get burned in that place! □ We sure got burned on that deal. 2. mod. disappointed; humiliated; put down. □ Whenever we rap, you’re never happy till I’m burned. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get one's fingers burned — See: BURN ONE S FINGERS … Dictionary of American idioms
get one's fingers burned — See: BURN ONE S FINGERS … Dictionary of American idioms
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
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 one's fingers burned (or burnt) (or burn one's fingers) — suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. → finger … English new terms dictionary
Burned Bridges/I'm Giving Up On This One — Infobox Album | Name = Burned Bridges/I m Giving Up On This One Type = EP Longtype = (Split EP) Artist = The Get Up Kids/Coalesce Released = 1996 Recorded = Red House Studios, Eudora, Kansas Genre = Emo Indie rock Hardcore punk Length = 5:17… … Wikipedia
