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What does the saying ‘curiosity killed the cat’ mean?

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Answer: Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation.

Explanation: The original form of the proverb, now little used, was "Care killed the cat". In this instance, "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow for others."

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what it means literally is that 'cats are curious. sometimes their curiousity gets them in trouble. so sometimes it might kill them.' u might use that phrase if you were telling someone to stop being curious, or to be cautious because their curiousity for something could get them into serious trouble.

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