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CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, IN AT THE KILL.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[kill off] {v.} To kill or end completely; destroy. * /The factory dumped poisonous wastes into the river and killed off the fish./ * /The president suggested a new law […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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