"kill the goose that lays the golden egg" 怎么发音
expression
KIL thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EGG
kil thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EG
释义
To destroy a good source of income or benefit by being greedy or short-sighted.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɪɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡus/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈɫeɪz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊɫdən/ /ˈɛɡ
英式英语
kˈɪl/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈuːs/ /ðˈæt/ /lˈeɪz/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊldən/ /ˈɛɡ
简化发音
美式
KIL thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EGG
英式
kil thuh GOOS that LAYZ thuh GOHL-dun EG
语境中听
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.