eggs in moonshine
idiomA fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept.
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
To seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit.
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lay eggs
To produce a string of failures or flops.
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price of eggs
Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.
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put all one's eggs in one basket
To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.
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teach grandma how to suck eggs
To tell an expert how to do things.