once bitten, twice shy
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Definitions of once bitten, twice shy words
- phrase once bitten, twice shy You say 'once bitten, twice shy' when you want to indicate that someone will not do something a second time because they had a bad experience the first time they did it. 0
- noun once bitten, twice shy after an unpleasant experience one is cautious in similar situations 0
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Parts of speech for Once bitten, twice shy
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once bitten, twice shy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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