golden egg
Goose's precious output
A golden egg is something that produces ongoing wealth or value, from the fable of the goose that laid golden eggs.
The phrase usually appears as a warning against greed: killing the goose that lays the golden eggs means destroying a reliable source of profit by demanding too much at once.
Tourism is the golden egg they don't want to lose.
Ancient Greek fable writer
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- taleSpoken or written narrative
cautionary · folktale · storytelling · allegory · mythology · lore · fairy tale · lesson
Accumulated gambling prize
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- prizeReward for winning
- bountyReward for capture
boon · inheritance · bequest · endowment · gift · reward · payout · dividend
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
selfishness · grasping · materialism · acquisitiveness · insatiability · envy · rapacity · gluttony
Ample supply, overflowing
- affluenceAbundance of money
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
opulence · success · growth · profitable · lucrative · fruitful · productive · bounty
Aesop
Ancient Greek fable writer
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- moralityRight and wrong principles
tale · cautionary · folktale · storytelling · allegory · mythology · lore · fairy tale · lesson · wisdom
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
bounty · boon · inheritance · bequest · endowment · gift · reward · payout · dividend · riches
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
impatience · selfishness · grasping · materialism · acquisitiveness · insatiability · envy · rapacity · gluttony · exploitation
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
- affluenceAbundance of money
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
wealth · opulence · success · growth · profitable · lucrative · fruitful · productive · bounty · plenty
portfolio
Collected works or assets
capital · equity · retirement · IRA · 401(k) · annuities · yield · venture · startup · diversification
- Cosmic Eggs
- eggsyolk, hard-boiled, albumen, scrambled, omelet
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
- Luck Symbolsfour leaf clover, horseshoe, lucky cat, lucky bamboo, rainbow
- Brahmacreator god, creator deity, Vedas, Saraswati, hamsa
- decorated eggs
golden eggdud
Failed device or effort
rotten egg · booby prize · white elephant · lemon · fool's gold
golden eggflash in the pan
Short-lived success
one-hit wonder · money pit · sunk cost · dead end · dry well
egg, gold, golden, eggs, eggshell, gilded, egged, egging, gilding