English Explanatory Dictionary

cook someone's goose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spoil one's plans or hope of success.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡuːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cook someone's goose.wav /ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡus/

Word forms

cook someone's goose cooks someone's goose cooking someone's goose cooked someone's goose

Etymology

Various folk etymologies have been suggested, but the true etymology remains unknown.

Synonyms

do someone's goose drive a coach and horses through upset the applecart ball up blight bumble botch bugger up bungle contaminate corrupt crab deprave disrupt disturb foil fuck up jack up mar mess up mishandle mommick pollute put a crimp in queer ruin screw up soil sour spoil stain undo upset turn upside down vitiate

Related words

cooked goose goose is cooked kill the goose that lays the golden eggs what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander wild-goose chase
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