Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs

What Does "Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs" Mean?

"Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs" is an English idiom. It means "destroy a reliable and valuable resource or source of income."

Here are three examples of the idiom "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs" used in a sentence:

By overfishing this area, they might kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
If they increase taxes too much, they'll kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
They need to be careful not to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs with their strict regulations.

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