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1 to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance.————————to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro.English-Portuguese dictionary > to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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2 kill
[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) matar2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) matança- killer- kill off
- kill time* * *kill1[kil] n 1 matança, ato de matar. 2 animais abatidos na caça. • vt+vi 1 matar, abater. 2 assassinar, liquidar. 3 destruir, exterminar, torturar, machucar. 4 cancelar, anular, revogar. 5 derrotar (projeto de lei, etc.). 6 neutralizar, abrandar, estragar. 7 gastar, despender (tempo). 8 dominar, subjugar. 9 Tech parar (máquina), interromper (ligação). dressed to kill vestido para arrasar, para impressionar os outros. kill or cure ou vai ou racha. to be in at the kill presenciar (algo terrível), estar presente, participar. to kill an engine/ machine desligar. to kill by inches matar aos poucos. to kill off eliminar matando, exterminar. to kill oneself fazer um grande esforço, matar-se. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro. to kill the pain acalmar a dor, tirar a dor. to kill the sea Naut acalmar o mar. to kill the wind Naut medir a velocidade do vento. to kill time matar o tempo. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma só cajadada.————————kill2[kil] n canal, enseada, córrego. -
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[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) ganso- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *[gu:s] n (pl geese) 1 ganso. 2 pessoa afetada, simplório. 3 gooses ferro de engomar de alfaiate. all his geese are swans ele superestima o que tem. the goose hangs high Amer as expectativas são boas. to cook someone’s goose arruinar os planos de alguém. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance. to turn geese into swans exagerar.
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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
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 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
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
