English phrase from drama scenes
What Does "your curiosity will be your undoing" Mean?
Learn what "your curiosity will be your undoing" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
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Your curiosity will be your undoing and offering for the forgotten ones.
It means the speaker believes being too curious will cause the other person’s downfall or failure.
From School Hall, Episode 43
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone warns that another person's curiosity will get them into trouble.
Usage Scenario
Use this in a dramatic warning or threat. It sounds literary and hostile, so it is not appropriate for normal polite speech.
Better ways to say it
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Your curiosity will be your undoing.
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Curiosity will be your undoing.
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It will be your undoing.
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