v.
1.surround so as to force to give up
2.beat through cleverness and wit
3.avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Idiom of the Day
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
to spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy
The man's job was very good and the salary was high but he quit the job because he wanted more money. He killed the goose that lays the golden egg.