Results, 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる

蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる【へびにかまれてくちなわにおじるhebinikamaretekuchinawaniojiru】蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じる・蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じる・蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじる・蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる

expression:

  • once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake) [literal]

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