Phrase of the Day (once bitten, twice shy)-27APR21

Phrase of the Day (once bitten, twice shy)-27APR21

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “once bitten, twice shy” and its meaning is “used to say that a bad experience (endured by doing something for the first time) makes a person be very careful while doing it a second time”.

Example Sentence: The Centre, once bitten and twice shy, has conveniently left any decision on lockdowns to the States. The learning from the first lockdown should not be that it is a political hot potato that is to be passed around; but that it could serve as a smart instrument in combating the outbreak.

Phrase of the Day (once bitten, twice shy)-27APR21

This phrase is present in The Hindu article Viral load: On lockdowns, lives and livelihoods and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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