Example
“Raising prices tenfold killed the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
nest egg
Neutral · CEFR B2
a sum of money saved for retirement or the future
egg on your face
Informal · CEFR B2
to be embarrassed after being publicly wrong
walk on eggshells
Informal · CEFR B2
to act very carefully to avoid upsetting someone
chicken-and-egg problem
Neutral · CEFR C1
a situation in which two things each depend on the other, so neither can get started
golden goose
Neutral · CEFR C1
a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
golden handcuffs
Informal · CEFR C1
financial incentives designed to keep a valuable employee from leaving
Source methodology
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