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Option 4 : to suffer harm through a risky action

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सही उत्तर to suffer harm through a risky action है।

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Question:

In the sentence "He burnt his fingers by investing his savings in the fraudulent chit fund," the idiom "to burn one's fingers" means:

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to cook without care
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to work with open fire
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to warm one's hands
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to suffer harm through a risky action

Correct Answer: to suffer harm through a risky action

"To burn one's fingers" means to suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one's actions. Hence (d).

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