Fred's wife knew he wasn't happy in his job, even though it paid well; still, she felt that advising him to leave it would be killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
kill the goose that lays the golden egg — 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 egg — If you kill the goose that lays the golden egg, you ruin something that is very profitable … The small dictionary of idiomes
kill the goose that lays the golden egg — If you kill the goose that lays the golden egg, you ruin something that is very profitable. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
kill the goose that lays the golden egg — to destroy something that makes a lot of money. If you sell your shares now, you could be killing the goose that lays the golden egg … New idioms 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
(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 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
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 — destroy a reliable and valuable source of income. [with allusion to one of Aesop s fables.] → egg … English new terms dictionary
