gallina dalle uova d'oro

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