- golden eggs
- noun plural but usually singular in construction
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
golden eggs
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Golden Eggs — La Poule aux œufs d or (Donald Duck) La Poule aux œufs d or est un court métrage d animation américain de la série des Donald Duck, sorti le 7 mars 1941 réalisé par les studios Disney[1]. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 … Wikipédia en Français
Golden Eggs — Aubergine Frucht einer Aubergine Systematik Unterklasse: Asternähnliche (Asteridae) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hen that lays golden eggs — A hen or chicken that is usually depicted laying golden eggs for its owner. The idea of such a mystical creature has been encountered in fairy tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk as well as the occult with the story of The Black Pullet teaching… … Wikipedia
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — is one of many fables attributed to Aesop, and one that can be found in a compilation of his works cited and sourced at the bottom of this article. It is very popular, as are many of his fables, which also include The Fox and the Grapes, The Boy… … Wikipedia
the goose that lays the golden eggs — see ↑golden goose under ↑golden • • • Main Entry: ↑goose … Useful english dictionary
the goose that lays the golden eggs — the goose that lays the golden egg(s) ► the thing that makes you the most money: »The fuel and energy sector is the goose that lays the golden eggs. Main Entry: ↑goose … Financial and business terms
(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
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 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 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
