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KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG.

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kill the goose that laid the golden egg

[kill the goose that laid the golden egg] To spoil something that is good or something that you have, by being greedy. - A proverb. * /Mrs. Jones gives you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

goose

[goose] See: [COOK ONE'S GOOSE], [FOX AND GEESE], [KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG], [GONE GOOSE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

golden

[golden] See: [KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

egg

[egg] See: [BAD EGG], [GOOD EGG], [KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG], [LAY AN EGG], [PUT ALL ONE'S EGGS IN ONE BASKET], [ROTTEN EGG]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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