If you sell the company now, you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
idiomTo seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit.
Origin
disputed originFrom the Aesop's fable The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, in which a married couple own a goose that lays one golden egg every day. Because of greed, they decide to kill the goose to obtain all the gold they suppose to be present in its body. Once opened, the goose proves to be like any normal goose inside.
By cutting the research budget to save money, the manager is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The government's decision to overtax the successful tech industry risks killing the goose that lays the golden eggs for the national economy.
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Most things are inherited and predetermined.
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cook someone's goose
To spoil one's plans or hope of success.
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dress to kill
To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).
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dressed to kill
Dressed in a very fashionable style.
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eggs in moonshine
A fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept.
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golden age
A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.
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golden goose
Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.
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golden handcuffs
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them.