APAD: Once bitten twice shy

Once bitten twice shy.

A person won’t do something a second time because he/she had bad experience the first time.

Example: I won’t try this drink, because last time I had a burning sensation in my throat. Once bitten twice shy, I guess. 

 

What to call if someone made the same mistake 3 times? 

A ture idiot! 

所有跟帖： 

• 不貳過：哀公問：“弟子孰為好學？”孔子對曰：“有顏回者好學，不遷怒，不貳過，不幸短命死矣，今也則亡，未聞好學者也。” -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:13:33

• 不貳過: doesn't make the same mistake twice? Sounds a saint. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:49:08

• Came here for English, will end up educated in Chinese :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:50:42

• Trying to figure out similarity between two cultures -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:57:36

• Similarty and difference of cultures are equally interesting -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 11:22:36

• 一朝被蛇咬 十年怕草繩 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:19:53

• Last Christmas 這首歌裏用這句當歌詞 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:31:18

• True but have mercy! I seem to make the same -7grizzly- ♀ (32 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:36:00

• mistakes forever on the BJJ mat :-((( -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:36:20

• The guy whom I asked this question to, is going..... -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:37:53

• the time, he's starting his 3rd marriage -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:39:13

• He has a yen for marriage :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:46:48

• addiction? seemed settled pretty good so far........ -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 10:51:42

• What does BJJ mat mean? -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 11:16:28

• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 14:03:48

• Anything special with it? -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 14:11:02

• Well. Where do I start? :-) Look it up. -7grizzly- ♀ (189 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 14:17:38

• Interesting! -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 14:32:28

• ZT: 三言兩語話BJJ -7grizzly- ♀ (4570 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 14:33:15

• 連想起一個小時候聽來的一個關於1，2，3的笑話： 上衣兜別一支鋼筆是小學生，別兩支鋼筆是大學生，別三支鋼筆是 —— -唐宋韻- ♂ (526871 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 15:18:04

• 過猶不及 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:07:32

• Whatever happened to "If at first you don't succeed... -waterfowl- ♂ (82 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:30:14

• It is not about many failures.It is about identical mistakes -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:40:01

• It is allowed to have many failures due to different mistake -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:40:51

• It is not good to fail with same mistake -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:41:26

• What if one speaks the truth when it's not... -waterfowl- ♂ (166 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 17:01:24

• Well, he was not making mistake at first place. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 17:32:42

• The topic is about repeated mistakes, not repeated failures -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 17:36:11

• Failure by itself is not a mistake. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 17:38:55

• Once bitten twice shy。看來第一次留下的心理陰影麵積還挺大的。：） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/26/2023 postreply 16:54:31

• A good lesson to remember. Thanks for sharing. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/27/2023 postreply 10:59:04