VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Meaning:

Stop asking questions, don’t be too curious

Examples:

When he started asking too many questions of his neighbours about their whereabouts during the weekend, they warned him that curiosity killed the cat.

They say curiosity killed the cat. It didn’t do this poor filly any favours either.

I know curiosity killed the cat, but I can't stop the investigation until I know where the donations are really going.

Where did you get all that money? Jane: Curiosity killed the cat.

The townspeople had learned the hard way that curiosity killed the cat – you stayed indoors if there was trouble.

When Jane asked George where he was going at the middle of the night, he replied that curiosity killed the cat.

Please stop prying into my private life. Remember, curiosity killed the cat.

Joe was very curious about where Sarah was getting all her money from, but all she said was that curiosity killed the cat.