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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (third-person singular simple present kills the goose that lays the golden eggs, present participle killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, simple past and past participle killed the goose that laid the golden eggs)

(idiomatic) To seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit.
Synonym: take the short view

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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