eggs /egz/► SEE ALLput all your eggs into one basket(kill) the golden gooseyou can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs(as) sure as eggs is eggsteach your grandmother to suck eggs ●put all your eggs into one ˈbasketrisk all your money, effort, etc. on one thing, so that if it is not successful, you have no other chance孤注一掷◆It may be better to invest a small amount of money in several businesses rather than putting all your eggs into one basket. 与其孤注一掷，不如在几摊业务上都投一点钱。●(kill) the golden ˈgoose ( (kill) the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs) (destroy) sth that makes you rich, successful, etc.杀鸡取卵；（毁掉）摇钱树；（自绝）财源；（自毁）前程◆The government is worried that a new tax might kill the golden goose by scaring away foreign investment.政府担心新税收会吓跑外国投资者，从而断了财路。◆The banks made vast profits from an energy trader that had become the golden goose of Wall Street.各大银行已从华尔街的摇钱树 － 一个能源交易商身上赚了不少钱。ORIGINThis comes from an ancient Greek story about a farmer who had a goose that laid golden eggs. The farmer thought that if he killed the goose he could get all the eggs inside. However, by killing the goose, he lost everything.这个谚语源于古希腊传说。一位农夫有一只会下金蛋的鹅，他认为把鹅杀了就能取出全部金蛋，结果落得一场空。●you can’t make an ˌomelette without breaking ˈeggs (saying) you cannot make an important change in sth without causing problems for sb不打破鸡蛋就摊不成蛋饼；不花代价就难成大事◆I know that all these changes in the industry are painful to many people, but you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.我知道这一行业的这些变化会给很多人带来麻烦，可是有失才有得嘛。●(as) sure as eggs is ˈeggs (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) absolutely certain; without any doubt千真万确；的的确确；肯定无疑◆If he goes on driving at that speed, he’ll end up in hospital, as sure as eggs is eggs.要是他还是那样开快车，早晚肯定要进医院。●teach your grandmother to suck ˈeggs (BrE, informal) tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧◆I don’t know why he’s telling Rob how to use the computer. It seems to me like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.我不知道他何以教罗布用计算机，我看这简直就是教鱼游泳嘛。