Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing golden, including its inflections. Clear word filter
6 idioms
golden rule
CEFR B1the most important rule or principle to follow
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golden age
CEFR B2a period when something was at its most successful or admired
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golden goose
CEFR C1a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
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golden parachute
CEFR C1a generous severance package guaranteed to an executive who loses their job, typically after a takeover
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golden path
CEFR C1the default, well-supported, happy-path way of using a system, opposed to exotic configurations
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
CEFR C1to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
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