kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
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kill the goose that lays the golden egg
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Английский Язык - Английский Язык
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

    Расстановка переносов

    kill the goose that lays the gold·en eggs

    Турецкое произношение

    kîl dhi gus dhıt leyz dhi gōldın egz

    Произношение

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

    Этимология

    () 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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