reads Idiom, Proverb
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clothes, glad rags, rags Hey, Lucy. Nice threads! I love your jacket.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A mistake can be a great teacher.
burnt child dreads the fire|bitten|burnt|child|dre
A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again.

A proverb.
Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to her mother when they are downtown.
set of new threads|set|thread|threads
n. phr. New men's suit.
"Nice set of new threads'" Ed said, when he saw Dave in his new tailor-made outfit.