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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cook one's 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./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
cook one's 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./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
cook one's goose — ruin one s chances She really cooked her own goose and has no chance of getting the new job … Idioms and examples
cook one's goose — Bring one to ruin. Place one in a difficulty … A concise dictionary of English slang
cook one's goose — phrasal to make one s failure or ruin certain … New Collegiate Dictionary
cook one's goose — kill someone, give someone what they have coming, put an end to someone … English contemporary dictionary
cook one's goose — phrasal : to settle, undo, or ruin (a person) irretrievably … Useful english dictionary
goose — a large waterfowl proverbially noted, I know not why, for foolishness [Johnson], O.E. gos, from P.Gmc. *gans goose (Cf. O.Fris. gos, O.N. gas, O.H.G. gans, Ger. Gans goose ), from PIE *ghans (Cf. Skt. hamsah, masc., hansi, fem., goose, swan; Gk … Etymology dictionary
cook — cook1 cookable, adj. cookless, adj. /kook/, v.t. 1. to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. 2. to subject (anything) to the application of heat. 3. Slang. to ruin; spoil. 4. Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to… … Universalium
goose — See: COOK ONE S GOOSE, FOX AND GEESE, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, GONE GOOSE … Dictionary of American idioms
