へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
N3Expression
Expression, Ichidan verb
once bitten twice shy•to become over cautious from a bad experience•to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)