de kip met de gouden eieren slachten

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, “to butcher the chicken with the golden eggs”. From a fable by Aesop; see English kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Verb

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de kip met de gouden eieren slachten

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Conjugation

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Conjugation of de kip met de gouden eieren slachten: see slachten.
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