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to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

  • 1 goose

    noun
    , pl. geese Gans, die; see also academic.ru/8142/boo">boo 1.; cook 2. 1)
    * * *
    [ɡu:s]
    plural - geese; noun
    (a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) die Gans
    - goose-flesh
    - he wouldn't say boo to a goose
    * * *
    [gu:s]
    I. n
    1.
    <pl geese>
    ORN, FOOD Gans f
    Canadian \goose kanadische Gans
    2.
    <pl -es>
    [silly] \goose [dumme] Gans pej fam
    3.
    ▶ to cook sb's \goose jdm die Suppe versalzen fam
    ▶ sb's \goose is cooked jd ist fällig [o dran] fam
    ▶ to cook one's [own] \goose sich akk selbst in Schwierigkeiten bringen
    ▶ to kill the \goose that lays the golden eggs den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt
    ▶ what's sauce for the \goose is sauce for the gander, what's good for the \goose is good for the gander [or AM good for the gander is good for the \goose] ( prov) was für den einen gut ist, kann für den anderen nicht schlecht sein
    ▶ to send sb on a wild \goose chase jdn auf eine sinnlose Suche schicken
    II. vt ( fam)
    1. (poke in the bottom)
    ▪ to \goose sb jdn kneifen
    to \goose sb in the butt [or rear end] AM jdn in den Hintern kneifen fam
    2. AM (motivate)
    ▪ to \goose sb jdn antreiben
    3. AM (increase)
    to \goose up profits Gewinne steigern
    III. n modifier (egg, farm, feathers, meat) Gänse-
    a \goose egg AM ( fig fam) überhaupt nichts
    * * *
    [guːs]
    1. n pl geese ( lit, inf)
    Gans f

    to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — das Huhn schlachten, das die goldenen Eier legt

    2. vt (inf)
    einen Klaps auf den Hintern geben (+dat) (inf)
    * * *
    goose [ɡuːs] pl geese [ɡiːs] s
    1. ORN Gans f:
    all his geese are swans er übertreibt immer, bei ihm ist immer alles besser als bei anderen;
    kill the goose that lays the golden eggs das Huhn schlachten, das goldene Eier legt;
    cook one’s (own) goose umg sich alles verderben;
    cook one’s goose with sb umg es mit jemandem verderben;
    he’s cooked his goose with me umg er ist bei mir unten durch;
    cook sb’s goose umg jemandem alles kaputt machen; → boo1 A 1, fox A 1, sauce A 1
    2. GASTR Gans f, Gänsefleisch n
    3. fig
    a) Esel m, Dummkopf m
    b) (dumme) Gans (Frau)
    4. (adv gooses) Schneiderbügeleisen n
    * * *
    noun
    , pl. geese Gans, die; see also boo 1.; cook 2. 1)
    * * *
    n.
    (§ pl.: geese)
    = Gans -¨e ( -e) f.

    English-german dictionary > goose

  • 2 goose

    [gu:s] n
    1) <pl geese> orn, food Gans f;
    Canadian \goose kanadische Gans
    2) <pl - es> ((dated) fam: silly person)
    [silly] \goose [dumme] Gans ( pej) ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    [to send sb on] a wild \goose chase jdn auf eine sinnlose Suche schicken;
    to kill the \goose that lays the golden eggs den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt;
    what's sauce for the \goose is sauce for the gander ( Brit)
    what's good for the \goose is good for the gander (Am)
    what's good for the gander is good for the \goose (Am) ( prov) was für den einen gut ist, kann für den anderen nicht schlecht sein;
    to cook sb's \goose jdm die Suppe versalzen ( fam)
    sb's \goose is cooked jd ist fällig [o dran] ( fam)
    to cook one's [own] \goose sich akk selbst in Schwierigkeiten bringen vt fam
    to \goose sb jdn kneifen;
    to \goose sb in the butt [or rear end] (Am) jdn in den Hintern kneifen ( fam)
    2) (Am) ( motivate)
    to \goose sb jdn antreiben
    3) (Am) ( increase)
    to \goose up profits Gewinne steigern n
    modifier (egg, farm, feathers, meat) Gänse-;
    a \goose egg (Am) ( fig) ( fam) überhaupt nichts

    English-German students dictionary > goose

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