golden calf

collocation in English

meaningsofgoldenandcalf

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golden
adjective
uk
/ˈɡəʊl.dən/us
/ˈɡoʊl.dən/
made ...
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calf
noun[C]
uk
/kɑːf/us
/kæf/
a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants ...
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(Definition ofgoldenandcalffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is it not time to stop raising thegoldencalfand the idol of glory for profit and look at people instead?
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In celebrating the euro, are we not rather like the chosen people who, forgetting their destiny, began to worship thegoldencalf?
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I always thought they were miserly in using their gold, and that there is too much disposition even to-day to worship thegoldencalf.
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That is what we have come down to in 1900 years—back to the worship of thegoldencalf.
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At any rate he did not worship thegoldencalf.
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But this does not mean that free trade must be proclaimed to be thegoldencalf.
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I must cast some doubt on the wonders of thegoldencalfof the free market.
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We have already proved that here was the golden egg—thegoldencalf—ready to be sold off.
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We must beware of erecting anothergoldencalf, another overriding principle.
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There may not be agoldencalfbut there is a fatted calf for the prolific fields.
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Perhaps they are better paid, perhaps they are better organised, perhaps we as a nation are guilty in that we worship the golden car instead of thegoldencalf.
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The idolisation of fans reminded me of the story of the worship of thegoldencalf.
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He melted them and constructed thegoldencalf.
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Agoldencalfis set up and offerings are brought, including self-sacrifices at the altar.
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When he is chosen to be the model for thegoldencalf, he is in his glory until he discovers the consequences.
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He comes across people worshipping agoldencalf.
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Aaron told them to bring him their gold earrings, and he cast them in a mold and made a moltengoldencalf.
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We must be careful that monopolies do not become the golden calves of this age to which we give uncritical worship.
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After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.
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