от любопытства кошка сдохла

Russian

Etymology

By calque from curiosity killed the cat.

Pronunciation

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

Proverb

от любопы́тства ко́шка сдо́хла (ot ljubopýtstva kóška sdóxla)

  1. curiosity killed the cat

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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