se brûler les doigts; regretter

let (someone or something) slip through (one's) fingers Idiome

butter fingers

unable to catch or hold, cement hands "When Anna dropped the ball, Shelly said, ""Butter fingers!"""

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

put one's fingers on something

locate precisely, remember exactly I was finally able to put my fingers on the problem and find someone to help me fix it.

sticky fingers

the habit of stealing things that one sees and wants The young boy has sticky fingers and you must watch him all the time.

work my fingers to the bone

work so hard that I become thin and weak I worked my fingers to the bone to help my kids get an education.

slip through one's fingers

escape without sb．'s knowing how 从某人指缝中溜掉；失去（机会）
Mike earns a good wage， but he doesn't save a penny． Money just slips through his fingers．迈克收入不错，但他不存一分钱，钱都被他花掉了。
The opportunity will slip through your fingers if you do not seize it．这个机会你不抓住的话，就会错过的。

snap one's fingers at

show contempt for；show no respect for蔑视；漠视
Don't snap your fingers at his proposal；I think it at least merits our consideration．不要小看他的建议，我认为至少值得我们考虑考虑。
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said″ Don't enter″， and he went into the door．约翰漠视“不准进入”的牌子，进去了。

work one's fingers to the bone

Idiom(s): work one's fingers to the bone

Theme: EFFORT

to work very hard.
• I worked my fingers to the bone so you children could have everything you needed. Now look at the way you treat me!
• I spent the day working my fingers to the bone, and now I want to relax.

keep one's fingers crossed for

Idiom(s): keep one's fingers crossed (for someone or something) AND cross one's fingers

Theme: HOPE

to wish for luck for someone or something, often by crossing one's fingers; to hope for a good outcome for someone or something.
• I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
• I'm trying out for a play. Keep your fingers crossed!

get one's fingers burned

Idiom(s): get one's fingers burned

Theme: EXPERIENCE

to have a bad experience.
• I had my fingers burned the last time I did this.
• I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I wont try it again.
• If you go swimming and get your fingers burned, you wont want to swim again.

let (someone or something) blooper through (one's) fingers

1. To abort to catch, capture, or advance aegis of someone, usually due to their cunning or trickery. The admiral actual about apprehended the suspect, but let him blooper through their fingers at the aftermost second. We had the corpuscle attentive by three people, but still we let her blooper through our fingers somehow.2. To abort to accomplish article or accomplish use of an opportunity. I had a adventitious to be a allotment of a Broadway agreeable once, but I was too borderline of myself and let it blooper through my fingers. We've been training too adamantine to let addition championship appellation blooper through our fingers afresh this year!Learn more: finger, let, slip, through

let article blooper through your fingers (or grasp)

1 lose authority or control of something. 2 absence the befalling of accepting something. 2 1925 W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage He was mad to accept let such an chance blooper through his fingers. Learn more: finger, let, slip, something, through

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get one's knuckles rapped get one's just deserts get one's hooks into get one's head above water get one's hands on get one's hands dirty get one's goat get one's foot in the door get one's fingers burned get one's fill of get one's feet wet get one's feet on the ground get one's ear get one's ducks in a row get one's dander up get one's comeuppance get one's bearings let (one) get on with (something) let (one) get past let (one) go by let (one) go past let (one) have (one's) head let (one) have it let (one) in on (something) let (one) know let (one) off easy let (one) off the hook let (one) pass by let (one) stew let (one) stew in (one's) own juice(s) let (one's) emotions show let (one's) guard down let (one's) hair down let (one's) heart rule (one's) head let (oneself) go let (someone or oneself) in for let (someone or something) get out let (someone or something) get out of (something) let (someone or something) go let (someone or something) into (something or some place) let (someone or something) loose let (someone or something) past let (someone or something) slip through (one's) fingers let (someone) in on the act let (someone) loose (on something) let (something or someone) slide let (something) drop let (something) fall let (something) lie let (something) loose let (something) pass let (something) play out let (something) rest let (something) ride let (something) rip let (something) slip let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good let a fart let a hundred flowers bloom let alone let at let be let by let bygones be bygones let daylight through let down let down (one's) guard let down (one's) hair