Idiom of the Day
curiosity killed the cat
being nosy and interested in the business of other people may cause someone trouble
"Don`t keep asking so many questions. Remember, curiosity killed the cat."
History Facts
Hanging, drawing and quartering was a punishment for the worst crimes in England from 1241. The prisoner was nearly strangled by hanging, then cut open and had his innards removed and cooked in front of him, and finally chopped into four pieces. By the mid-1700s, prisoners were killed before the drawing and quartering.
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