KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS

Meaning of KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS in English

lose or destroy the source of wealth

If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it all.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS — v. destroy something that is very profitable through greed or stupidity; ruin something that makes a lot of money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS — destroy a reliable and valuable source of income. [with allusion to one of Aesop's fables.] → egg
Concise Oxford English vocab
KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS — lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it …
English Idioms vocab
GOOSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES goose pimples wild goose chase ▪ It looks like they’ve sent us on a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golden age (= a time of great happiness or success ) ▪ a television …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EGGS — itlog
English-Visayan vocabulary
GOOSE — I Any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl (family Anatidae), especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLDEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin …
Английский словарь Британика
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs ; see senses 4 and 5 ) Etymology: Middle English goos, gos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLDEN — I. ˈgōldən adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en 1. a. : consisting of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAYS — present third singular of lay plural of lay
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EGGS — present third singular of egg plural of egg
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILL — kill 1 — killable , adj. /kil/ , v.t. 1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOSE — — gooselike , adj. /goohs/ , n. , pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5-7; v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDEN — — goldenly , adv. — goldenness , n. /gohl"deuhn/ , adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILL — I. ˈkil verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old English * cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOSE — I. ˈgüs noun ( plural geese ˈgēs) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold 2. a. : being …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILL — noun a kiln. 2. kill ·add. ·noun the act of killing. 3. kill ·add. ·noun an animal killed in the …
Webster English vocab
GOOSE — noun a silly creature; a simpleton. 2. goose ·noun any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. …
Webster English vocab
GOLDEN — adj made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. golden ·adj having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. …
Webster English vocab
KILL — [kill] vb [ME, perh. fr. (assumed) OE cyllan; akin to OE cwellan to kill--more at quell] vt (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOSE — [goose] n, pl geese [ME gos, fr. OE gos; akin to OHG gans goose, L anser, Gk chen] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOSE — French L'oie, ancient French board game, said to have been derived from the Greeks, which was popular in Europe at …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLDEN — city, seat (1861) of Jefferson county, north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies on Clear Creek at the foot of Lookout Mountain …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOOSE — goose BrE AmE ɡuːs ▷ geese ɡiːs ▷ goosed ɡuːst ▷ gooses, goose's ˈɡuːs ɪz -əz ▷ goosing ˈɡuːs ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDEN — golden BrE AmE ˈɡəʊld ə n ⇨ˈɡɒʊld- AmE \ ˈɡoʊld- ▷ golden|ly li ▷ golden|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˈ golden …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILL — / kɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sb/sth die : [ vn ] Cancer kills …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — / guːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. geese / giːs; NAmE /) 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDEN — / ˈgəʊldən; NAmE ˈgoʊldən/ adjective 1. (especially literary ) made of gold : a golden crown 2. bright yellow in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILL — I. kill 1 S1 W1 /kɪl/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOSE — I. goose 1 /ɡuːs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural geese /ɡiːs/) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gos ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDEN — gold ‧ en W3 /ˈɡəʊld ə n $ ˈɡoʊl-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . having a bright yellow colour like …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILL — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOSE — n. & v. n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Oxford English vocab
GOOSE — n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1. a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, …
Oxford English vocab
GOLDEN — adj.1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). …
Oxford English vocab
KILL — ( kills, killing, killed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOSE — ( geese) 1. A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is golden is bright …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a revenge killing ▪ Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILL — [noun] [U]A kill is an animal or bird which has been hunted and killed, or the action of killing.The leopard …
Cambridge English vocab
GOOSE — (BIRD) [noun] [plural] geese - a bird like a duck but larger. There are various different types of goose.Geese often …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLDEN — [adjective]a golden (= made of gold) necklace.See also golden.(esp. UK) A golden jubilee is (a special event which celebrates) the …
Cambridge English vocab
GOOSE — n. Hawaiian goose barnacle goose Canada goose Mother Goose
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLDEN — adj. Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset golden ratio/rectangle/section …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOOSE — See: COOK ONE'S GOOSE, FOX AND GEESE, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, GONE GOOSE.
Slang English vocab
EGGS — (adj) Trying too hard to be what you are not. Example: Chris is just eggs, always trying to show off …
Slang English vocab
KILL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean , easy , quick ▪ fresh ▪ vultures sensing a fresh ~ ▪ fish ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KILL
Longman Activator English vocab
KILL — n. 25B6; verb gangs killed twenty-seven people : MURDER, take/end the life of, make away with, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adj. 25B6; adjective her golden hair : BLOND(E), yellow, fair, flaxen, tow-coloured. a golden time : SUCCESSFUL, prosperous, flourishing, thriving; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDEN — adj. 1 yellow, yellowish, gold, blond or blonde, flaxen, aureate; tow(-haired) Her golden tresses fell about her shoulders 2 gold, …
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English Idioms vocabulary

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