Definition of curiosity killed the cat.

curiosity killed the cat.    

interjection

• an admonishment that curiosity can be dangerous.

  Person A: What goes on at the Friday 5pm executive meeting?
  
  Person B: Curiosity killed the cat, you know.

  • See more words with the same meaning: expressions (list of).

  Last edited on Dec 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'expressions (list of)':
a little bird told me	Definitions include: "A person who I will not disclose told me..."
Jesus made (it)	Definitions include: indicates something is of high quality or tastes excellent; "cool".
Da Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.	Definitions include: an expression used to indicate someone is in denial.
good from afar; far from good	Definitions include: attractive from a distance but unattractive on closer inspection.
a little birdie told me	Definitions include: "A person who I will not disclose told me..."

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Other terms relating to 'cat':
cat	Definitions include: a female.
cat burglar	Definitions include: A male who moves in on and takes the attention of a female away from another male that she was potentially interested in.
cat chain	Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters.
cat fight	Definitions include: a fight between two or more females.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cat nap	Definitions include: a short nap.
cat off	Definitions include: A term used in the Bronx in the seventies denoting that a person is ignored, looked over, paid no attention to, wrote off, disrespected.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
cat's *ss	Definitions include: something really great.
cat's *ss, the	Definitions include: something great; "first rate."
cat-scratch fever	Definitions include: an infectious disease humans catch from cats.
cat's pajamas, the	Definitions include: the best.
cat's whiskers, the	Definitions include: the best you can get.
Centered cat	Definitions include: a calm, cool, and collected person especially in times of turmoil or trial.
copy-cat	Definitions include: a person who copies others.
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Other terms relating to 'curiosity':
JOOC	Definitions include: acronym for "just out of curiosity".
Other terms relating to 'kill':
buzz kill	Definitions include: a person who ruins a positive moment for everyone else.
dress to kill	Definitions include: dressed very well.
kill	Definitions include: high-grade marijuana.
kill a kitten	Definitions include: From a popular image created in 2002 that circulated the web.
kill it	Definitions include: To over-do.
kills	Definitions include: sucks; is not good; hurt;.
kill the kids at the pool	Definitions include: when one needs to take an extremely foul dump.
make a killing	Definitions include: to make a lot of money.
pk	Definitions include: "player kill".
team kill	Definitions include: to kill someone on one's own team in a computer game.
TK	Definitions include: acronym for "team kill".
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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