ProverbsCareful!
Curiosity killed the cat.
- How to say it
- la cu·rio·si·dad ma·tó al ga·to
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More sayings: Careful!
- Todo sapo muere estripado.Busybodies end up getting hurt.
- Tomar y manejar, con el diablo pasear.Drinking and driving is a walk with the devil.
- Hay moros en la costa.Careful, someone’s listening or watching.
- Hay gato encerrado.Something fishy is going on.
- El que se mete a jugar tiene que aguantar.If you join in, you take what comes.
- El que siembra vientos cosecha tempestades.Sow trouble and you’ll reap worse.