golden goose
a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
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How to use golden goose in a sentence
That's the golden goose, and Klein misses it in his effort to be fair and comprehensive.
For amateur cooks, the perfect roast turkey sits on the horizon, like some unattainable golden goose.
The golden goose can sell her eggs for a good price, if she isn't killed by too much driving.
Louisa May Alcott | Louisa May AlcottWhen the enormous golden goose, streaming with gravy, was on the table, they did not attack it at once.
L'Assommoir | Emile ZolaThe Greek knew that the Jew was a wise man, and would not kill his golden goose.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean | W.H.G. Kingston
Its banks were not banks of issue, nor were its beds stuffed with the feathers of the golden goose.
Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk | John Ross BrowneBut work done, for the artist, is the golden goose killed; you sell its feathers and lament the eggs.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for golden goose
a goose in folklore that laid a golden egg a day until its greedy owner killed it in an attempt to get all the gold at once
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