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Meaning of care killed a cat | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of curiosity killed the cat.

archaic

Examples

““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.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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