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You cooked your goose...that's the end...finality, you lose. It came from a time when people kept their PRODUCING animals around as long as they could. The goose provides eggs. You kept it until it stopped laying. If you "cooked your goose", you were really desperate and did a desperate thing. You're going to lose if you've "cooked your goose".
cooked (someone's) goose
- to destroy someone`s future chances or reputation
The woman cooked her goose when she fought against her employer and lost.
This statement simply means that you are done for, caught, the jig is up. You're probably in trouble when this is used.
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What does the idiom to cook your own goose mean?
When someone's goose is cooked, it means that the person is doomed. If I have cooked my own goose, it means my failure or downfall is my own fault.
What does it mean by the saying you are a goose?
It depends on who says it. Like " Don't be a silly goose." from a friend means they were teasing. From an unfriendly quarter it could mean " Don't be {as dumb as ] a goose.
What does the phrase a wild goose chase mean?
A "wild goose chase" is a figurative expression relating to the pursuit of something you likely cannot or did not realize. A fruitless pursuit of something that is unattainable
What is the British English word for goose bumps?
Goose flesh or goose pimples
Is the sentence' the goose cackle' is correct?
No. It should be "the goose cackled."
What does the idiom to cook your own goose mean?
When someone's goose is cooked, it means that the person is doomed. If I have cooked my own goose, it means my failure or downfall is my own fault.
When was He Cooked His Goose created?
He Cooked His Goose was created on 1952-07-03.
What does the idiom you're goose is cooked mean?
This is a phrase that means you are in deep trouble that you cannot get out of. The term comes from the days when people kept geese both for meat and eggs. If your goose was cooked, then you had no way of getting eggs and no way to turn the situation around again.
Frig a fully cooked ham that has been cooked?
That depends on the difference between "fully cooked" and "has been cooked." If it's similar to "your goose is cooked" then no.
Do otters eat goose?
Only if its cooked nicely
What is a french dish of goose legs cooked slowly in fat?
Confit
What are the release dates for Tales of the Gold Monkey - 1982 Cooked Goose 1-17?
Tales of the Gold Monkey - 1982 Cooked Goose 1-17 was released on: USA: 4 March 1983
What is a French dish of---seasoned goose legs cooked slowly in fat?
confit
Traditional french dish woth goose legs?
c?n?i? Traditional french dish of goose legs cooked slowly in fat
What is a sentence with pun?
usually a play on words. for example (and this is a really bad example..sorry) if theres a big cooked goose on the table and you say 'my goose is cooked' wihout realizing there is a goose right there you have just made a pun. I'm really sorry this is actually a horrible example -_- I hope I helped though!! :)
Name the traditional french dish of seasoned goose legs cooked slowly in fat?
The answer is Confit
Goose Is Loose what does this mean?
getting smashed of grey goose vodka
