kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit. idiomatic
    — Have the increases in ordinary fares begun to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

词形变化

kills the goose that lays the golden eggs present,singular,third-person killing the goose that lays the golden eggs participle,present killed the goose that laid the golden eggs participle,past killed the goose that laid the golden eggs past

词源

From the Aesop's fable The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, in which a married couple own a goose that lays one golden egg every day. Because of greed, they decide to kill the goose to obtain all the gold they suppose to be present in its body. Once opened, the goose proves to be like any normal goose inside.
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