What is another word for golden goose?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈə͡ʊldən ɡˈuːs] (IPA)

The term golden goose is often used to describe a valuable asset that generates wealth or income for its owner. There are several other synonymous phrases that can be used to convey a similar meaning. These include cash cow, meal ticket, breadwinner, moneymaker, and sure thing. All of these phrases refer to something that is highly valuable and dependable. Interestingly, the term golden goose is derived from an old fable where a farmer owned a goose that laid golden eggs. The farmer became very wealthy from selling the eggs and became greedy, eventually killing the goose to try to get all of the eggs at once, only to find out that it was empty inside.

What are the hypernyms for Golden goose?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Golden goose

  • Television is a golden goose that lays scrambled eggs; and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar. Anyway, more people like scrambled eggs than caviar.
    Lee Loevinger
  • Don't kill the golden goose.
    Malcolm Mclaren
  • Everyone realized that Computervision stock was the golden goose. But one grabbed the leg, another grabbed a wing, another got the neck, all pulling hard, and they realize now they could kill the goose if they keep this up.
    Charles Foundyller of Daratech
  • In short, the root-head turns the crab into a Darwinian cipher, a feeding machine working entirely in the parasite's service. The castrated crab can make no contribution to its own evolutionary history; its "Darwinian fitness" has become flat zero. ...But ever so carefully, for the parasite must maintain the crab in constant and perfect servitude - not draining the host enough to kill this golden goose, but not letting the crab do anything for its own Darwinian benefit.
    Stephen Jay Gould

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