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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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what does ,,care killed the cat" mean?
How can ,,care'' ,,careful'' killed someone?you can die if you are not careful.
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Apparently "care" in this case means "worry" or "sorrow". This is not tremendously obvious to modern speakers. The expression that most people know is "curiosity killed the cat".
- Apparently "care" in this case means "worry" or "sorrow".
- This is not tremendously obvious to modern speakers.
- The expression that most people know is "curiosity killed the cat".
- Apparently "care killed the cat" is an earlier form, though the meaning seems significantly different.
- html Note that in English, quotation marks are written like "this", not like ,,this''.
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Apparently "care" in this case means "worry" or "sorrow". This is not tremendously obvious to modern speakers. The expression that most people know is "curiosity killed the cat". Apparently "care killed the cat" is an earlier form, though the meaning seems significantly different. See http://w
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