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1 ♦ goose
♦ goose /gu:s/n.● goose bumps, pelle d'oca □ ( USA) goose egg, zero ( sport e scolastico); (fam.) bernoccolo □ (fig.) goose-flesh, pelle d'oca □ (bot.) goose-foot ► goosefoot □ (bot.) goose-grass ► goosegrass □ goose pimples = goose-flesh ► sopra □ goose-pimply, dalla pelle d'oca; accapponato □ goose quill, penna d'oca (spec. per scrivere) □ (mil.) goose step, passo dell'oca □ (fam.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q. □ (fam.) to cook one's goose, darsi la zappa sui piedi; rovinarsi da solo □ to kill the goose that lays the golden egg (o eggs), uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro □ (fig.) to be unable to say boo to a goose, essere timidissimo □ (prov.) All his geese are swans, egli tende a esagerare le buone qualità delle cose e delle persone; vede il mondo con gli occhiali rosa.(to) goose /gu:s/v. t. (fam. USA)2 (fig.) pungolare; stimolare. -
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[kʊk]1. nhead cook and bottlewasher fig hum — tuttofare m/f
2. vt1) cuocere, cucinare, (meal) preparareshall I cook you an omelette? — ti cucino or ti faccio un'omelette?
2) (fam: falsify: accounts) falsificare, alterare3. viwhat's cooking? fig fam — cosa bolle in pentola?
•- cook up
См. также в других словарях:
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 — 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… … Словарь американских идиом
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