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:
- there is more than one way to skin a cat
- fight like cats and dogs
- put the cat among the pigeons
- as nervous as a cat
- when the cat's away, the mice will play
- rain cats and dogs
- let the cat out of the bag
- play cat and mouse with (someone)
- as conceited as a barber's cat
- fraidy-cat
- cat nap
- not enough room to swing a cat
- as weak as a kitten
- look like something the cat dragged in
- cat gets one's tongue