curiosity killed the cat
любопытство убило кошку (говорят о любопытном человеке)
"Curiosity killed the cat," Leila's mother said, when she saw Leila hunting around in closets just before Christmas.
Другие идиомы:
- as conceited as a barber's cat
- not enough room to swing a cat
- cat on a hot tin roof
- rain cats and dogs
- fraidy-cat
- as weak as a kitten
- play cat and mouse with (someone)
- look like something the cat dragged in
- put the cat among the pigeons
- cat nap
- let the cat out of the bag
- alley cat
- when the cat's away, the mice will play
- cat gets one's tongue
- as nervous as a cat