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.
His wife saw he having lunch with a female client in a restaurant, she jumped the gun and accused him of having an affair.
7 }7 r! f) i# X9 xHold your horses, otherwise you may make a mistake.
You won’t get burned by choosing our product.
) c. |5 }# |: {1 k4 y% t4 h7 XHe wants to have his cake and eat it, but there is no doubt that he won’t be successful without hard working.
. c/ X5 w0 z; ^- M/ OThey were supposed to win, but Jim blew it. Eventually they took second place in the game..
/ C/ b0 \" m& F4 {7 X; gMy goodness! We have to be back to square one because we get the wrong direction.
The 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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+ Q. r# Y2 o" lget burned = get into trouble
blow it = ruin it

六月茉莉

Hold your horses: to be patient
also: keep one's shirt on