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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.
Once bitten, twice shy
An injury makes a person wary of its cause.
Once bitten, twice shy.
something that you say which means when you have had an unpleasant experience you are much more careful to avoid similar experiences in the future. After he left her she refused to go out with anyone else for a long time - once bitten, twice shy, I suppose.
you did something, it didnt work out so you wont do it again
Instances of when people are bitten by things (probably literal at first but could now be implied to other circumstances) and then become wary of that situation again.
referring to a learning cycle
i dont know, but i remember that line for a song. xx
A dog bite after one you do not go near it again
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