kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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Englisch - Türkisch
bindiği dalı kesmek

Relevante Übersetzungen

kill the goose that lays the golden egg
k. dili altın yumurtlayan kazı kesmek
Englisch - Englisch
To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit
{f} destroy something that is very profitable through greed or stupidity; ruin something that makes a lot of money
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

    Silbentrennung

    kill the goose that lays the gold·en eggs

    Türkische aussprache

    kîl dhi gus dhıt leyz dhi gōldın egz

    Aussprache

    /ˈkəl ᴛʜē ˈgo͞os ᴛʜət ˈlāz ᴛʜē ˈgōldən ˈegz/ /ˈkɪl ðiː ˈɡuːs ðət ˈleɪz ðiː ˈɡoʊldən ˈɛɡz/

    Etymologie

    () From the Aesop's fable The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, in which a married couple own a goose that lays one golden egg every day. For greed, they decide to kill the goose to obtain all the gold they suppose to be inside. Once opened, the goose proves to be like any normal goose inside.
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