Idioms----I learned some idioms and made some sentence. Who can guess the meanin

莫迭儿

He quit his job as soon as he  got an interview with a publishing company.. He really jumped the gun.
+ L2 p! z% u" S4 ]( ^His wife saw he having lunch with a female client in a restaurant, she jumped the gun and accused him of having an affair.
8 J1 `$ l: _9 f' ?" R  E/ OHold your horses, otherwise you may make a mistake.
5 C$ }4 N# m) |, X' m6 [You won’t get burned by choosing our product.
He wants to have his cake and eat it, but there is no doubt that he won’t be successful without hard working.
; `( Y7 N8 ^6 _  V$ \4 gThey were supposed to win, but Jim blew it. Eventually they took second place in the game..
- c2 [) N# c4 D* I2 dMy goodness! We have to be back to square one because we get the wrong direction.
& C5 M1 o2 ]; w" j: ^1 aThe method you used in your work is off base, I hope you have your job redone.

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edm

About one year ago I met a girl in university, I slept with her after our first date, we really jumped the gun and had a good time as well. However, when I proposed to her, she said, "Hold your horses", it turned out she was married! Obviously, I would get burned if her husband knew about our affair, so I told her explicitly, "You can't be married and single, you can't have your cake and eat it, too!",  I was very upset, coz I was expecting a serious relationship, but she blew it! She had a family, she even had a son, she just cheated on me, that is way off base! After I broke up with her, I have to be back to square one and look for a new relationship.

孤寒一剑

mostly good, but I don't think the "get burned" and "blew it" is used properly here.

edm

Originally posted by cgoca at 2005-2-17 03:26 PM:
mostly good, but I don't think the "get burned" and "blew it" is used properly here.

I tried to apply all of these idioms to my story,  I believe each of them fits well.
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get burned = get into trouble
, s# p, J2 D( z/ Cblow it = ruin it

六月茉莉

Hold your horses: to be patient
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