KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG / EGGS

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

( saying ) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

EGG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird lays its eggs ▪ The bird lays a single egg on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EGG
Britannica English vocabulary
EGG — ( eggs, egging, egged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An egg …
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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 …
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EGG — I сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs ≈ варить яйца to beat eggs ≈ взбивать яйца to candle eggs ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EGG — egg.ogg _I 1. eg n 1. яйцо goose's hen's eggs - гусиные куриные яйца hard-boiled egg - яйцо вкрутую, крутое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EGG — I egg сущ.1) яйцо to boil eggs — варить яйца beat eggs — амер. взбивать яйца candle eggs — проверять …
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EGG — _I 1. eg n 1. яйцо goose's hen's eggs - гусиные куриные яйца hard-boiled egg - яйцо вкрутую, крутое яйцо …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EGG — I eɡ сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs — варить яйца beat eggs — амер. взбивать яйца candle eggs — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EGG — I [ў±] egg.wav сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs — варить яйца beat eggs — амер. взбивать яйца candle eggs — проверять свежесть яиц на …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EGG — I сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs ≈ варить яйца to beat eggs ≈ взбивать яйца to candle eggs ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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 …
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GOLDEN — I. ˈgōldən adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en 1. a. : consisting of …
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EGG — I. ˈeg, ˈāg transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English eggen, from Old Norse eggja, from egg edge of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAYS — present third singular of lay plural of lay
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EGGS — present third singular of egg plural of egg
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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. …
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GOLDEN — — goldenly , adv. — goldenness , n. /gohl"deuhn/ , adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the …
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EGG — egg 1 — eggless , adj. — eggy , adj. /eg/ , n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by …
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
EGG — I. ˈeg, ˈāg transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse eggja; akin to Old English ecg edge — more …
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. …
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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) …
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EGG — [egg] vt [ME, fr. ON eggja; akin to OE ecg edge--more at edge] (13c): to incite to action--usu. used with …
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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 …
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EGG — egg BrE AmE eɡ ▷ egged eɡd ▷ egging ˈeɡ ɪŋ ▷ eggs eɡz ▶ ˌ egg and ˈ spoon …
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 ] …
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GOLDEN — / ˈgəʊldən; NAmE ˈgoʊldən/ adjective 1. (especially literary ) made of gold : a golden crown 2. bright yellow in …
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EGG — / eg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a small oval object with a thin …
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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
EGG — I. egg 1 S1 W2 /eɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ] 1 . BIRD …
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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
EGG — n. 1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
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
EGG — n. 1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
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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
EGG — 1. n.1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
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 …
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