
Kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s).
Prov. To destroy something that is profitable to you. Fred's wife knew he wasn't happy in his job, even though it paid well; still, she felt that advising him to leave it would be killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
The danger is that this panhandling ordinance will inadvertently kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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