от любопытства кошка сдохла

Russian

Etymology

By calque from curiosity killed the cat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɐt‿lʲʊbɐˈpɨt͡stvə ˈkoʂkə ˈzdoxɫə]

Proverb

от любопы́тства ко́шка сдо́хла • (ot ljubopýtstva kóška sdóxla)

  1. curiosity killed the cat
    Synonyms: любопы́тной Варва́ре на база́ре но́с оторва́ли (ljubopýtnoj Varváre na bazáre nós otorváli), мно́го бу́дешь знать — ско́ро соста́ришься (mnógo búdešʹ znatʹ — skóro sostárišʹsja)

Usage notes
  • The proverb in this form is used very rarely, see #Synonyms section.
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