the goose that lays the golden egg

noun phrase

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

Examples of the goose that lays the golden egg in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their owners don’t like the risks and won’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Ivanka Visnjic ronnie Leten, Harvard Business Review, 12 Aug. 2024 Having had a chance to construct a world that had some order and charm to it, the Far West engaged in the national pursuit of killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022

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“The goose that lays the golden egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20goose%20that%20lays%20the%20golden%20egg. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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