the golden goose

noun

: something that is a very good source of money or business

The city's leaders don't want to do anything that could kill the golden goose of tourism.

Examples of the golden goose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But without reform, players risk killing the golden goose of baseball competitiveness and profitability in the long term. — Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026

Gambling, which is feeding and keeping the golden goose afloat, could be sinking sports. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026

California, home to Silicon Valley, shouldn’t scare off the golden goose. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026

But chaos inevitably follows the golden goose. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the golden goose

• reintroduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse