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Proverb of the week - Curiosity killed the cat


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Curiosity killed the cat
(It is dangerous to be curious)


- Phil, you have no business trying to find out what will be on tomorrow’s exam by shuffling through those papers on the teacher’s desk. Just because she’s out of the room doesn’t give you the right to go poking in her personal papers. What do you think will happen to you if she walks in and catches you? Don’t you realise that curiosity killed the cat?
- If I don’t pass this exam, I probably won’t pass the course. I know I could be severely punished for going into her personal papers, but I’m desperate!
- Ok. But it’s your funeral! Sooner or later your curiosity will do you in.

From 101 American English Proverbs – Understanding Language and Culture Through Commonly Used Sayings
By Harry Collins and Illustrated by Mario Risso

Jennifer Díaz Green


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