English / proverb
Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
MEANING IN ENGLISH
You are a blameless victim if tricked once, but wholly responsible for gullibility if tricked a second time
In context
01
I forgave him for borrowing my expensive camera lenses and returning them scratched, but I will never lend them again: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
02
He claimed the rare vintage vinyl was scratch-free, but I inspected every groove carefully, repeating, 'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.'
Synonyms
once bitten twice shy,learn from past mistakes,vigilance after deception
Antonyms
willful blindness,repeated gullibility
Collocations
quote fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me,live by fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me,rule that fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me