Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me - Idioms by The Free Dictionary.
What does Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me expression mean? But they say fool me once, fool me twice And there won't be a third time for you to try to break my heart Or convince me that I don't know better and maybe I should try to start Explain to me, I will listen How you think it's fine to lie Guess you look at it like an omission And that may work for you And you might fool me once, fool me twice

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me phrase. There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas - probably in Tennessee that says fool me once, shame on - shame on you.