burned (to get) [adj]

Meaning:

• If someone tricks you and cheats you, you get burned.

Examples:

1. We have got burned by the man who claimed he was the son of the millionaire.
2. I have paid thousand dollars for the car and there is something wrong with the engine. I got burned.
3. She got burned by her ex when he lied about everything.
4. I’m afraid to trust again; I got burned before.
5. They got burned investing in that failing startup.
6. Read the contract carefully, or you might get burned.
7. I got burned trying to fix the plumbing myself; it only made it worse.
8. He got burned buying tickets from a scalper; they turned out to be fake.
9. I got burned trusting him with my secrets.
10. She got burned buying a car that broke down after a week.
11. I got burned skipping class when I failed the test.