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curiosity killed the cat
释义
curiosity killed the cat
phrase
You say '
Curiosity killed the cat
' in order to tell someone that they should not try to find out about something which does not concern them.
'All right, I've been reading it. So what?'—'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.'
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curiosity killed the cat
said to warn someone that they will suffer harm or damage if they try to find out about other people's private affairs
`Where are we going?' Calder asked. `Curiosity killed the cat, dear. You'll findout soon enough.'
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to separate the wheat from the chaff to sort the wheat from the chaff
to serve as sth
to serve on a committee/jury
to serve to do sth
to set about sth/doing sth
to set adrift
to set alarm bells ringing
to set an example
to set a trend
to-set-fire-to-something
to set fire to something set sth on fire
to set fire to sth, set sth on fire
to set foot somewhere
to set great/little store by sth
to set great store by or on something
to-set-great-store-by-or-on-something
to set light to sth
to set off (for)
to set one's sights on sth
to set or lay a trap for sb
to set or put sth aside
to set or put the record straight
to set o.s. up
to set out from home
to set out to do sth
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