English Dictionary

singe one's wings

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.

日本語の意味

危険な行動をとることで、自らに損害や失敗、破滅を招く / 無謀な行動の結果、取り返しのつかない損害や堕落を被る

To singe one's wings by betting everything on a single, volatile stock is an easy way to ruin one's finances.

単一の値動きが激しい株に全財産を賭けて身を滅ぼすのは、貯金を失う確実な方法だ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.

singes one's wings （ present singular third-person ）

singeing one's wings （ participle present ）

singed one's wings （ participle past ）

singed one's wings （ past ）