de kip met de gouden eieren slachten

Dutch

Etymology

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

de kip met de gouden eieren slachten

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

Conjugation

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