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goose Idiom

a wild goose chase

a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

Canada goose

getting goosed in Canada by a Canadian """There,"" he said. ""Now you've had your Canada goose."""

cook your goose

finish you, ruin you, goose is cooked If you borrow too much money, you'll cook your goose.

goose egg

zero, no score, skunked They got three goals. We got the goose egg.

goose is cooked

chance is gone, plan has failed, game over If we don't win this game, our goose is cooked.

goose it

press the gas pedal down, pedal to the metal When a car tries to pass us, don't goose it. Slow down.

goosed

(See Canada goose)

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.

what's good for the goose is good for the gander

rules that apply to the wife also apply to the husband, tit for tat If you need a holiday, so do I! What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

wild goose chase

(See a wild goose chase)

your goose is cooked

(See goose is cooked)

wild-goose chase

Idiom(s): wild-goose chase

Theme: FUTILITY

a worthless hunt or chase; a futile pursuit.
• I wasted all afternoon on a wild-goose chase.
• John was angry because he was sent out on a wild-goose chase.

gone goose

Idiom(s): gone goose

Theme: DEPART

someone or something that has departed or run away.
• Surely, the burglar is a gone goose by now.
• The child was a gone goose, and we did not know where to look for him.

get goose bumps

Idiom(s): get goose bumps AND get goose pimples

Theme: ANXIETY

for one's skin to feel prickly or become bumpy due to fear or excitement.
• When he sings, I get goose bumps.
• I never get goose pimples.
• That really scared her. Now she's got goose pimples.

cook one's goose

Idiom(s): cook one's goose

Theme: RUIN

to damage or ruin someone.
• I cooked my own goose by not showing up on time.
• Sally cooked Bob's goose for treating her the way he did.

get goose pimples

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

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

Cook someone's goose

If you cook someone's goose, you ruin their plans.

play gooseberry

go somewhere with a couple who would prefer to be on their own: "I'd rather not come to the cinema with you two - I'd just feel I was playing gooseberry."

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gande

What is appropriate for one is appropriate for another.

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.

cook one's goose|cook|goose

v. phr., slang To ruin someone hopelessly; destroy one's future expectations or good name. The bank treasurer cooked his own goose when he stole the bank's funds. She cooked John's goose by reporting what she knew to the police. The dishonest official knew his goose was cooked when the newspapers printed the story about him.

fox and geese|fox|geese|goose

n. phr. A tag game in which the player representing the fox tries to catch one of the players representing geese as they run around the outside of a circle.

gone goose|go|gone|gone gosling|goose|gosling

n., slang A person for whom there is no hope. Herbert's grades have been so low that he is a gone goose for the year. The man was a gone gosling when a policeman caught him breaking the store window.

goose bumps|bumps|goose|goose pimples|pimples

n. plural, informal Small bumps that come on a person's skin when he gets cold or afraid. Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake. Ann, put on your sweater; you're so cold you have goose pimples on your arms.

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.

what's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gande

What goes for the one, also goes for the other.

A proverb. If Herb gets a speeding ticket, so should Erica, who was right behind him; after all, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

wild goose chase|chase|goose|wild|wild goose

n. phr. An absurd and completely futile errand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a man who never really existed.

goose

goose
In addition to the idioms beginning with goose, also see cook someone's goose; gone coon, a; kill the goose that lays the golden eggs; sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what's; wild goose chase.
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- goose egg
- goose pimples

goose pimples

goose pimples
Also, goose bumps or flesh. Temporary rough skin caused by small raised bumps. For example, Horror movies always give me goose pimples, or She tends to get goose bumps whenever she goes to the dentist. This expression likens the skin of a plucked goose to the condition of human skin when a person is cold or afraid. [Early 1800s]

sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what'

sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what's
What applies to one applies to both, especially to both male and female. For example, After her husband went off with his fishing buddies for a week, she decided to take a vacation without him—what's sauce for the goose, you know. This proverbial expression, often shortened as in the example, was cited and described as “a woman's proverb” in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678).