의미: golden

gold·en〔góuld∂n〕 a.

1 금빛의, 황금빛의, 누런빛의
▶ golden hair 금발(blond, blonde)

2 금의, 금으로 만든
▶ golden earrings 금귀걸이 ★ 이 뜻으로서는 gold가 일반적

3 금이 가득찬

4 귀중한, 가장 좋은, 훌륭한; 절호의 <기회 등>
▶ a golden opportunity 절호의 기회
▶ a golden saying 금언, 격언

5 50년째의(cf. SILVER 8)

6 활력[활기]으로 가득 찬, (희망·행복 등으로) 빛나는
▶ golden youth 빛나는 청춘

7 <때·시대 등이> 행복으로 가득찬; 융성한, 번영하는; 전성의
▶ one’s golden days 전성 시대

8 재능과 운이 있는

9 (종업원에게) 특별히 높은 임금을 지급하는, 우대의
golden·ly ad. golden·ness n.

golden 관용구

a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

golden age

best years, time of most prosperity He said the decade after World War II was Canada's golden age.

golden opportunity

(See a golden opportunity)

golden rule

(See The Golden Rule)

golden years

65 years of age or older, sunset years Dad is retired now, enjoying his golden years.

kill the goose that layed the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it all.

silence is golden

silence is wonderful, silence is peaceful After a day of teaching grade two students, silence is golden.

The Golden Rule

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If everyone lived by The Golden Rule, you may not like the way you are treated.

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Destroy something that would be a source of wealth or success.

Golden handshake

A golden handshake is a payment made to someone to get them to leave their job.

Golden touch

Someone with a golden touch can make money from or be successful at anything they do.

Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

Be satisfied with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the greed to get it all at once.

kill the goose that laid the golden egg|egg|golden

To spoil something that is good or something that you have, by being greedy.

A proverb. Mrs. Jones gives you an apple from her tree whenever you go by her house, but don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg by bothering her too much.

gold, golden

gold, golden
In addition to the idioms beginning with gold or golden, also see all that glitters is not gold; good as gold, as; heart of gold; silence is golden; worth one's weight in gold.

golden handcuffs

golden handcuffs
Financial benefits that an employee will lose upon resigning, as in The company's presented all the middle managers with golden handcuffs, so they can't afford to leave. This slangy business expression dates from the 1970s.