Curiosity Killed The Cat

Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.



Everyone knows that, despite its supposed nine lives, curiosity killed the cat. Well, not quite. The 'killed the cat' proverb originated as 'care killed the cat'. By 'care' the coiner of the expression meant 'worry/sorrow' rather than our more usual contemporary 'look after/provide for' meaning. The proverbial expression 'curiosity killed the cat', which is usually used when attempting to stop someone asking unwanted questions, is much more recent.



Ex: To someone asking lots of questions: Be careful, you know what they say, curiosity killed the cat.



Spanish: la curiosidad mato al gato



German: Neugier ist der Katze Tod.

