🪿 Goose
"Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs"
Meaning
To destroy something valuable by being greedy.
About the goose
Geese honk loudly and appear in stories about unexpected windfalls, which is why their idioms cover foolish behavior and sudden luck.
Example sentence
If the shop raises prices too much, it may kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To destroy something valuable by being greedy.
More goose idioms
GooseIdiom
"Wild goose chase"
A long and useless search for something that is hard or impossible to find.
GooseIdiom
"Your goose is cooked"
You are in serious trouble or your plan has failed.
GooseIdiom
"Cook someone's goose"
To ruin someone's plans or chances.
GooseIdiom
"Wild goose chase"
A long and useless search for something that is hard or impossible to find.
GooseIdiom
"Wild goose chase"
A long and useless search.