IT WAS CURIOSITY WHICH KILLED THE CAT

Meaning of IT WAS CURIOSITY WHICH KILLED THE CAT in English

too much snooping around can get you into a heap of trouble

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILLED — (Verb) napatay
English-Visayan vocabulary
CURIOSITY — kamapakisayron
English-Visayan vocabulary
KILLED — adjective Date: 1919 being or containing a virus that has been inactivated (as by chemicals) so that it is no …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURIOSITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century desire to know:, inquisitive interest in others' concerns ; nosiness, interest leading to inquiry …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
WHICH — I. (|)hwich, (|)wich adjective Etymology: Middle English, which, of what kind, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILLED — past of kill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURIOSITY — ˌkyu̇rēˈäsəd.ē, -ür-, -s(ə)tē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English curiosite, from Middle French curiosité, from Latin curiositat-, curiositas, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHICH — (pron.) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . …
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — (a.) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer …
Английский словарь Webster
KILLED — (imp. & p. p.) of Kill
Английский словарь Webster
WHICH — ( pron. ) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — ( a. ) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Kill
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — /hwich, wich/ , pron. 1. what one?: Which of these do you want? Which do you want? 2. whichever: Choose …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHICH — I. ˈhwich, ˈwich adjective Etymology: Middle English, of what kind, which, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILLED — adjective Date: 1919 : being or containing a virus that has been inactivated (as by chemicals) so that it is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURIOSITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 14th century 1. : desire to know: a. : inquisitive interest in others' concerns …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHICH — adj of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. 2. which ·pron a compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing …
Webster English vocab
KILLED — impf & ·p.p. of kill.
Webster English vocab
CURIOSITY — noun that which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention. 2. curiosity ·noun the state or quality or …
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
WHICH — [which] adj [ME, of what kind, which, fr. OE hwilc; akin to OHG wilih of what kind, which, OE hwa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CURIOSITY — curiosity BrE AmE ˌkjʊər i ˈɒs ət i ˌkjɔːr-, -ɪt i AmE \ ˌkjʊr i ˈɑːs ət̬ i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHICH — / wɪtʃ; NAmE / pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask sb to be exact about one or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURIOSITY — / ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti; NAmE ˌkjʊriˈɑːs-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , sing. ] curiosity (about sth) | curiosity …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHICH? — Which? /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE trademark a British magazine that tests products made by different companies and provides reports on them …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — which S1 W1 /wɪtʃ/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwilc ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURIOSITY — cu ‧ ri ‧ os ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti, ˌkjʊəriˈɒsɪti $ ˌkjʊriˈɑːs-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural curiosities ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHICH — adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHICH — adj. & pron. interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHICH — adj. & pron. --interrog.adj. asking for choice from a definite set of alternatives (which John do you mean?; say which …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
WHICH — Usually pronounced /(h)wɪtʃ/ for meanings 2, 3 and 4. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURIOSITY — ( curiosities) 1. Curiosity is a desire to know about something. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHICH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CURIOSITY — (curiosities) 1. Curiosity is a desire to know about something. Ryle accepted more out of ~ than anything else... To …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHICH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES neither of which ▪ Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hair was dripping ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping . honeymoon was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CURIOSITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES excite curiosity ▪ Rumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity. idle curiosity ▪ It was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHICH — (ADDS INFORMATION) [pronoun] - used to add extra information to a previous clause, in writing usually after a commaThat bar …
Cambridge English vocab
CURIOSITY — (INTEREST) [noun] [U] - an eager desire to know or learn about somethingto arouse/excite/satisfy someone's curiosityI'm burning with curiosity - …
Cambridge English vocab
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CURIOSITY — Synonyms and related words : abnormality, amazement, anomaly, ardor, astonishing thing, astonishment, bauble, bric-a-brac, cathexis, concern, concernment, concupiscence, conversation piece, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
CURIOSITY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: INTEREST 3, concern, interestedness, regard Related Words: inquisitiveness, questioning Antonyms: disinterest 2 something that arouses …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CURIOSITY — noun 1. Synonyms: interest 3, concern, interestedness, regard Related Word: inquisitiveness, questioning Antonyms: disinterest 2. something that arouses interest especially …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CURIOSITY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great , intense ▪ insatiable ▪ She has an insatiable ~ about life. ▪ mild ▪ idle …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KILLED — • ↑ die/be killed • ↑ it nearly killed me
Longman Activator English vocab
CURIOSITY — n. 25B6; noun his evasiveness roused my curiosity : INTEREST, spirit of inquiry, inquisitiveness. the shop is a treasure trove …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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