care killed a cat

A form of care killed the cat — Synonym of curiosity killed the cat.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of care killed the cat.

    “Come, come,” said Silver; “stow this talk. He’s dead, and he don’t walk, that I know; leastways, he won’t walk by day, and you may lay to that. Care killed a cat. Fetch ahead for the doubloons.”

    1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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