Khan1919 - Afghanistan - Dating Singles (Netes Randizás Egyedülálló)

The golden goose had a moment in the sun last week, after President Trump used this fabulous noun in reference to Fox News.

Shortly afterwards, Trump unleashed his own torrent of abuse at Fox. “Fox News daytime ratings have completely collapsed,” the president tweeted. “Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was Fox News.”
— Ken Meyer, Mediaite, 12 Nov. 2020

We define the golden goose as “something that is a very good source of money or business.” It comes from an Aesopian fable, in which the owners of a golden goose unwisely kill the animal, in the mistaken belief that the source of the gold lies within the goose. While the fable itself dates back millennia, the allusive use of the golden goose is only about 200 years old.

Yes, sir; we are departing from our first principle, which was to derive revenue from commerce. Yes, sir—we are killing the golden goose like the foolish boy in the fable.
— The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC), 29 Mar. 1809

'Lame duck'
Another avian word, lame duck, trended sharply upward in lookups last week, following the results of the recent election.

As the last remaining states count their ballots, many Americans are likely worried about the transition of power and what a lame-duck President Donald Trump might do in the short months before he leaves office.
— Lindsay M. Chervinsky, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020

We offer a number of possible definitions for lame duck, including at some that are not particularly applicable to today’s political climate. The word came into use in the middle of the 18th century, initially meaning “one that is weak or that falls behind in ability or achievement.” Lame duck may also mean “a person unable to meet financial obligations,” “one whose position or term of office will soon end,” or “an elected official or group continuing to hold political office during the period between the election and the inauguration of a successor.”