cash cow; golden calf, willing worker

Trump having trouble finding a willing chief of staff


willing  自願的

calf1

NOUN

• 1A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year.

  ‘a heifer calf’

  1. 1.1 The young of some other large mammals, such as elephants, rhinoceroses, large deer and antelopes, and whales.
  2. 1.2
     short for calfskin
• 2A floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.

1. C子牛（⇒ox，veal）；U子牛の皮，カーフスキン（calfskin）
2. 1aC（ゾウ・アザラシ・クジラなど哺乳動物の）子，幼獣
3. 2C((略式))無器用で愚かな若者
4. 3C（氷山などからの）分離氷塊

golden calf

NOUN

• 1(in the Bible) an image of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exod. 32).

  
  

  • golden calf
    〔通例the ～〕1 《聖書》金の子牛の偶像（◇イスラエルの民が崇拝した）2 金，富

  • 9當梅瑟走近營幕的時候，見了那牛犢，看見人歌舞，遂大發憤怒，把兩塊石版由手中拋出，摔碎在山下。

    20隨後拿過他們所造的牛犢，投在火中焚燒，搗成細末，撒在水面上，叫以色列子民喝。~32 出谷記

  
  

  1. 1.1 An unworthy or inappropriate object of worship, typically wealth.
     ‘we were led astray by the seductions of the golden calf’

cow

NOUN

• 1A fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.

  ‘a dairy cow’

  1. 1.1 (loosely) a domestic bovine animal, regardless of sex or age.
  2. 1.2 (in farming) a female domestic bovine animal which has borne more than one calf.
     Compare with heifer
  3. 1.3 The female of certain other large animals, for example elephant, rhinoceros, whale, or seal.
• 2informal An unpleasant or disliked woman.

  ‘what does he see in that cow?’

  1. 2.1NZ, Australian An unpleasant person or thing.

cash cow

NOUN

informal 

• A business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit.

cash cow

((略式))もうかる商品［事業，部門］，ドル箱，金のなる木

cow2

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

• Cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.

  ‘the intellectuals had been cowed into silence’