| prov. |
once bit twice shy; once bitten or bit, twice shy (he who happened to suffer much (or who was once frightened), fears everything); he thinks every bush is boggard; a burnt child dreads the fire; a bitten child dreads the dog; the scalded cat fears cold water; he that hath been bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope (contrast: threatened folk(s) live long); once frightened, twice shy; a scared crow is afraid of a bush; once bit, twice shy; once bitten, twice shy (дословно: Однажды укушенный вдвойне пуглив) |
