golden goose

noun

1. a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.

golden goose

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

That's the golden goose, and Klein misses it in his effort to be fair and comprehensive.

From The Daily Beast

For amateur cooks, the perfect roast turkey sits on the horizon, like some unattainable golden goose.

From The Daily Beast

The golden goose can sell her eggs for a good price, if she isn't killed by too much driving.

From Project Gutenberg

When the enormous golden goose, streaming with gravy, was on the table, they did not attack it at once.

From Project Gutenberg

The Greek knew that the Jew was a wise man, and would not kill his golden goose.

From Project Gutenberg

Its banks were not banks of issue, nor were its beds stuffed with the feathers of the Golden Goose.

From Project Gutenberg

But work done, for the artist, is the Golden Goose killed; you sell its feathers and lament the eggs.

From Project Gutenberg

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