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brent barn skyr ilden meaning in English

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brent barn skyr ilden phrase

once bitten, twice shy(one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past)
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(Bokmål) brent barn skyr ilden phrase

a burnt child dreads the fire(a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it)
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