burn one's fingers

Still, they want to burn their fingers, who am I to tell them what to do?

But they got their fingers burned and lost a lot of money.

He will burn his fingers over that job yet, I can tell you.

But we can't let things go on this way or we'll get our fingers burned.

Smooth and fine, yes, but I thought it would burn my fingers.

The match that he had let burn his fingers a few minutes ago.

They're getting so damned hot I'm pretty sure to burn my fingers.

I just don't want anyone else to get their fingers burnt over this,' she said.

I used to do the same thing with other plastic materials and nearly burned my fingers.

He released her arm as if it had burned his fingers.