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Spanish (Spain)
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Bestaat er een Nederlandse uitdrukking die vergelijkbaar is met “curiosity killed the cat” in het Engels?
Bestaat er een Nederlandse uitdrukking die vergelijkbaar is met “curiosity killed the cat” in het Engels?
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There's something similar, though not as explicit, in Dutch:
* Je moet je neus niet in andermans
zaken steken.
-lit: You shouldn't stick your nose into
other people's business.
Whereas the English expression explicitely predicts the negative consequences of being over-curious, the Dutch expression is more vague.
It doesn't tell you whether you shouldn't be too curious because of social conventions or because of possible negative consequences.
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