كيف تنطق "kill the goose that lays the golden egg"
expression
KIL thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EGG
kil thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EG
التعريف
To destroy a good source of income or benefit by being greedy or short-sighted.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈkɪɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡus/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈɫeɪz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊɫdən/ /ˈɛɡ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈɪl/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈuːs/ /ðˈæt/ /lˈeɪz/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊldən/ /ˈɛɡ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
KIL thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EGG
بريطاني
kil thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EG
استمع في السياق
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg by raising prices too high.
If you quit your job without a plan, you might kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
Selling the farm now would be like killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Our new app is bringing in steady profits. Let’s not kill the goose that lays the golden egg by changing too much.