APAD: Once bitten twice shy

移花接木
楼主 (文学城)
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! 

方外居士
不贰过:哀公问:“弟子孰为好学?”孔子对曰:“有颜回者好学,不迁怒,不贰过,不幸短命死矣,今也则亡,未闻好学者也。”
方外居士
一朝被蛇咬 十年怕草绳
移花接木
Last Christmas 这首歌里用这句当歌词
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7grizzly
True but have mercy! I seem to make the same

 

 

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7grizzly
mistakes forever on the BJJ mat :-(((
移花接木
The guy whom I asked this question to, is going.....
移花接木
the time, he's starting his 3rd marriage
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7grizzly
He has a yen for marriage :-)
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7grizzly
不贰过: doesn't make the same mistake twice? Sounds a saint.
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7grizzly
Came here for English, will end up educated in Chinese :-)
移花接木
addiction? seemed settled pretty good so far........
方外居士
Trying to figure out similarity between two cultures
方外居士
What does BJJ mat mean?
方外居士
Similarty and difference of cultures are equally interesting
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7grizzly
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
方外居士
Anything special with it?
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7grizzly
Well. Where do I start? :-) Look it up.

Many say jiu-jitsu has saved their lives.

For me, it gives me the confidence to face a bigger, stronger opponent.

In men's world, that's priceless.

方外居士
Interesting!
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7grizzly
ZT: 三言两语话BJJ
唐宋韵
连想起一个小时候听来的一个关于1,2,3的笑话: 上衣兜别一支钢笔是小学生,别两支钢笔是大学生,别三支钢笔是 ——

修钢笔的。

(与主贴无关。就是联想到了。)

 

方外居士
过犹不及
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waterfowl
Whatever happened to "If at first you don't succeed...

try, try again. Is success not built upon multiple mistakes and failures?

方外居士
It is not about many failures.It is about identical mistakes
方外居士
It is allowed to have many failures due to different mistake
方外居士
It is not good to fail with same mistake
盈盈一笑间
Once bitten twice shy。看来第一次留下的心理阴影面积还挺大的。:)
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waterfowl
What if one speaks the truth when it's not...

the popular sentiment, as is oftentimes the case in political discourse, and gets ostracized and loses support again and again, is he then considered a fool?

方外居士
Well, he was not making mistake at first place.
方外居士
The topic is about repeated mistakes, not repeated failures
方外居士
Failure by itself is not a mistake.
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CBA7
A good lesson to remember. Thanks for sharing.