gallina dalle uova d'oro

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Italian

Etymology

Literally “hen with the golden eggs”, in reference to Aesop's fable The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs.

Noun

gallina dalle uova d'oro f (plural galline dalle uova d'oro)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) the golden goose (something that generates profit or gives great advantages).
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