Kill The Goose That Layed/lays The Golden Egg Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Kill The Goose That Layed/lays The Golden Egg Idiom mean?

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kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg What does kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg mean?	spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy	He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.
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scarf out What does "scarf out" mean?	eat greedily and quickly

take after (someone) What does "take after (someone)" mean?	to resemble or act like someone (usually a parent or relative)	The boy is tall and handsome like his father and takes after him in other ways as well.
cut both ways What does "cut both ways" mean?	to serve both sides of an argument	What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it.
eat out of (someone's) hands What does "eat out of (someone's) hands" mean?	to do what someone else wants	The young secretary is eating out of the manager's hands.
fall in with (a group of people) What does "fall in with (a group of people)" mean?	to become associated with a group of people (usually used when you fall in with a bad group of people)	The boy fell in with a bad group of friends and began to have problems at school.

fly into the face of danger What does "fly into the face of danger" mean?	to take great risks	The pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.
red hot What does "red hot" mean?	very important; very much in demand
in charge of (something) What does "in charge of (something)" mean?	to be responsible for an activity or group of people	Our teacher is in charge of selling tickets for the school dance.
guard one's tongue What does "guard one's tongue" mean?	to be careful of what one says	I always have to guard my tongue when I am speaking with my friend's parents.
nothing but (something) What does "nothing but (something)" mean?	to be only something	There were nothing but people who played wind instruments at the music camp.

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Kill The Goose That Layed/lays The Golden Egg Idiom