golden goose


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golden goose

n
(Classical Myth & Legend) a goose in folklore that laid a golden egg a day until its greedy owner killed it in an attempt to get all the gold at once
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Will the contractors find their golden goose has died, or will we ever see this World Cup played in a "dry" country at political loggerheads with its neighbours?
No surprise at World Cup [...]; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, Floor 6, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, B24 9FF
CARWYN Jones and his team have killed the golden goose, says Bryan D Prescott (Echo letters, June 29).
Circuit of Wales was never a golden goose; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: ecletters@walesonline.co.uk Twitter: @WalesOnline Facebook: facebook.com/WalesOnline Post: Media Wales, 6 Park Street, Cardiff CF10 1XR
On closer inspection, the 'Distressed Superstar Sneakers' made by Golden Goose were actually brand new and could be yours for a steal at PS445.
ANYONE who's been to New [...]; Christopher Bucktin's America THE BUCK STOPS HERE
Golden Goose sneakers, $615; Blithe and Vine, 2943 Old Canton Rd.
Superior & sporty: comfy and luxurious everyday attire
Bold figures and a shiny golden goose move energetically on white backgrounds in this humorous tale.
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Me thinks they are terrified they might have to get a proper job if their golden goose is killed in the forthcoming EU referendum.
Staying on a sinking ship; Letters
He won't now need one, indeed it would not be in Scotland's interest now that their golden goose has stopped laying.
SNP will drive a hard bargain
They included Hansel and Gretel, The Golden Goose, The Fisherman and His Wife, and Little Red Cap.
It's a fairy tale world for students at Greenhead
The swashbuckling feline joins forces with a cunning thief and a treacherous old friend to steal a magical golden goose from a giant's castle.
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Ginsberg sent the letter to Richard Emerson at Golden Goose Press and he didn't bother to read it.
Big relief for the accused
Rupert is rewarded with a golden goose for a good deed.
The Golden GooseScholastic Canada Reader, Level 3
THIS year's World Cup competition in Brazil may be set to open against a backdrop of more domestic unrest than before, but the global football showpiece is still going to be the proverbial golden goose for FIFA.
United States : World Cup 2014 to rake in over US$4b

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