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1 kill the goose that laid the golden eggs
уничтожить источник собственного благосостояния ≈ убить курицу, несущую золотые яйца [выражение из басни Эзопа]; см. тж. the goose that laid the golden eggsA person who is blackmailing doesn't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs... (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito’, ch. 23) — Шантажист никогда не убьет свою жертву, эту курицу, которая несет ему золотые яйца.
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2 Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Зарезать курицу, несущую золотые яйцаDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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3 the goose that laid the golden eggs
источник обогащения; ≈ курица, несущая золотые яйца [часть выражения to kill the goose that laid или lays the golden eggs]; см. kill the goose that laid the golden eggs...he could see that McGrath, upon the death of the goose that laid the golden eggs, might well be carried away by the impulse to make a last packet out of his poor employer. (J. Murdoch, ‘The Nice and the Good’, ch. 8) —...Дакейн понимал, что после смерти Радичи, этой курицы, несущей золотые яйца, Мак-Грату могло прийти в голову в последний раз поживиться за счет своего несчастного хозяина.
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4 kill the goose that laid (or lays) the golden eggs
уничтoжить иcтoчник coбcтвeннoгo блaгococтoяния; убить куpицу, нecущую зoлoтыe яйцa [выpaжeниe из бacни Эзoпa] A person who is blackmailing doesn't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (E. S. Gardner). As London's Daily Telegraph put it in an editorial, 'Unless tourism is brought under firmer discipline, it will destroy itself. We think we are within measurable distance of killing the goose which lays the golden eggs' (Time)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > kill the goose that laid (or lays) the golden eggs
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5 to kill the goose that lays golden eggs
1) рубить сук, на котором сидишь2) рубить сук, на котором сидишь. /убить курицу, несущую золотые яйцаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to kill the goose that lays golden eggs
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6 to kill, the goose that lays golden eggs
рубить сук, на котором сидишьEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to kill, the goose that lays golden eggs
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7 goose
I [guːs] сущ.; мн. geese1)а) гусь; гусыняgeese cackle / honk — гуси гогочут / кричат
flock of geese, gaggle of geese — стадо гусей
б) гусятина2) разг. дурак; дура; простак; простушка; простофиля; дурень, болван, олухSyn:••can't say "boo" to a goose — очень робок; и мухи не обидит
to shoe the goose — бездельничать, заниматься пустяками
to cook someone's goose — разг. не дать осуществиться чьим-л. планам
gone goose — амер.; разг. дохлый номер, гиблое дело
II [guːs] 1. сущ.; мн. gooses [-ɪz] 2. гл. III [guːs] гл.to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — зарезать курицу, несущую золотые яйца, уничтожить источник своего же богатства, благосостояния
1) разг. шлёпнуть кого-л. по заднице2) амер. стимулировать, подталкиватьSyn:spur 2. 1) б) -
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[guːs]n(pl geese [giːs]) гусь, гусыня- wild goose- foot of a goose
- quill of goose
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9 golden
['gəʊld(ə)n]adj1) золотой- golden rule
- golden opportunity
- golden fleece
- golden ball
- golden gates
- golden hours
- golden mean2) золотистый- kill, the goose that lays golden eggs -
10 kill
[kɪl]v- kill smb, smth- lose many men killed
- he almost never killed a fly
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11 egg
[eg]n- good egg- addled egg
- raw egg
- hard-boiled egg
- boiled egg
- fried eggs
- scrambled eggs- eat an egg- beat eggs
- candle eggs
- fry eggs
- hatch eggs
- lay eggs
- as sure as eggs is eggs
- have all one's eggs in one basket
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12 lay
I [leɪ] v(laid [leɪd])1) кластьIt laid the foundation for his success (for new developments). — Это положило начало его успеху (нового развития).
- lay smb on the bed- lay smth on the table
- scene is laid in a small town2) накрывать, сервироватьII [leɪ] v
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) ► to destroy the thing that makes you the most money, or stop it from making money: »Raising entry prices to tourist attractions will kill the goose that lays the golden egg for this town. No one will… … Financial and business terms
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — kill the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs idiom (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc. Main entry: ↑killidiom … Useful english dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — ► kill the goose that lays the golden eggs destroy a reliable and valuable source of income. [ORIGIN: with allusion to one of Aesop s fables.] Main Entry: ↑egg … English terms dictionary
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — is one of many fables attributed to Aesop, and one that can be found in a compilation of his works cited and sourced at the bottom of this article. It is very popular, as are many of his fables, which also include The Fox and the Grapes, The Boy… … Wikipedia
(the) goose that lays the golden eggs — the goose that lays the golden eggs phrase a person or thing that provides money You need to make sure you don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Thesaurus: relating to making profitsynonym Main entry: goose … Useful english dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden egg — destroy a reliable and valuable source of income Origin: with allusion to one of Aesop s fables * * * kill the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs idiom (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc. Main entry: ↑killidiom … Useful english dictionary
the goose that lays the golden eggs — a person or thing that provides money You need to make sure you don t kill the goose that lays the golden egg … English dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose we lose it all … English idioms
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — v. destroy something that is very profitable through greed or stupidity; ruin something that makes a lot of money … English contemporary dictionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — verb To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit … Wiktionary
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — destroy a reliable and valuable source of income. [with allusion to one of Aesop s fables.] → egg … English new terms dictionary