Once Bitten Twice Shy. "Once bitten twice shy" is an old adage. In my case, it became a literal truth. I was very mischievous as a young boy. I enjoyed playing pranks and practical jokes on people. I also liked to chase cats and used a handmade catapult to shoot at birds on the trees. My parents did not approve of my behavior and constantly 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. Every language has its own idioms, proverbs, riddles, and sayings. In French, much like in English, proverbs are used liberally in conversations. Here is a list of some French proverbs to help you brush up on your language skills. The French proverb is listed on the left followed by its English equivalent. relationship. It's a case of once bitten, twice shy. You say… Manoshi In English you have an idiom 'once bitten, twice shy' - now in Bengali we have something similar we call ন্যাড়া একবারই ববল তলায় যায় - now nera is a bald headed man and bel tolai is a (saying) after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar; once or twice. a few times. I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice. Idioms. once or twice; once bitten, twice shy; once, twice, etc. removed; lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice; think twice about something/about doing something He met her when she joined a rock band and saved her from a bad situation with another man. She then fell in love with rock and roll, but got into trouble and became a mess. The protagonist sings about how she hurt him, and he warns her that she will get hurt again if she doesn't change her ways. The phrase 'Once bitten, twice shy' refers to K8sxY.

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