- to kill, the goose that lays golden eggs
- рубить сук, на котором сидишь
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
to kill, the goose that lays golden eggs
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) ► to destroy the thing that makes you the most money, or stop it from making money: »Raising entry prices to tourist attractions will kill the goose that lays the golden egg for this town. No one will… … Financial and business terms
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — kill the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs idiom (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc. Main entry: ↑killidiom … Useful english dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — ► kill the goose that lays the golden eggs destroy a reliable and valuable source of income. [ORIGIN: with allusion to one of Aesop s fables.] Main Entry: ↑egg … English terms dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden egg — destroy a reliable and valuable source of income Origin: with allusion to one of Aesop s fables * * * kill the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs idiom (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc. Main entry: ↑killidiom … Useful english dictionary
don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs — do not ruin a good thing by being overly desirous … English contemporary dictionary
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 all … English idioms
(the) goose that lays the golden eggs — the goose that lays the golden eggs phrase a person or thing that provides money You need to make sure you don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Thesaurus: relating to making profitsynonym Main entry: goose … Useful english dictionary
the goose that lays the golden eggs — a person or thing that provides money You need to make sure you don t kill the goose that lays the golden egg … English dictionary
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 … English contemporary dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — verb To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit … Wiktionary
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 … English new terms dictionary
