English / idiom
Fool Me Once
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A shorthand remark implying that one has learned from deceit and will not fall for the trick again
In context
01
When the online antique seller tried sending another replica, Tanya declined immediately, murmuring, 'Fool me once.'
02
The travel agency offered another shady holiday coupon, but having lost deposit money last summer, I simply said, 'Fool me once!'
Synonyms
once bitten twice shy,learning one's lesson,alert to deceit
Antonyms
chronically gullible,perpetually naive
Collocations
murmur fool me once,say fool me once,heed the fool me once lesson