Sayings

If you play with fire you get burned

This page is about the saying "If you play with fire you get burned"

Possible meaning:
If you fool around with something that is potentially dangerous, you must expect to get harmed.

Note:
get burned (verb) = be injured or wounded by heat or flames from a fire (also "get burnt")

Quick Quiz

"If you play with fire you get burned" because fire is

a. hot

b. attractive and mesmerizing

c. dangerous and unpredictable
a) hot b) attractive and mesmerizing c) dangerous and unpredictable

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Contributor: Josef Essberger