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golden goose
noun
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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| golden goose | |
| —n | |
| 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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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | golden goose |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a continuous resource, esp. of wealth or profit, but which can disappear if misused |
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