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1 to cook someone’s goose
to cook someone’s goosearruinar os planos de alguém. -
2 goose
[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) ganso- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *[gu:s] n (pl geese) 1 ganso. 2 pessoa afetada, simplório. 3 gooses ferro de engomar de alfaiate. all his geese are swans ele superestima o que tem. the goose hangs high Amer as expectativas são boas. to cook someone’s goose arruinar os planos de alguém. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance. to turn geese into swans exagerar.
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cook someone's goose — (informal) 1. To spoil someone s plans 2. To make someone s downfall inevitable • • • Main Entry: ↑cook * * * cook someone’s goose informal phrase to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to spoil their plans Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
cook someone's goose — cook (someone s) goose informal if you cook someone s goose, you do something that spoils their plans and prevents them from succeeding. Disgruntled employees cooked Blackledge s goose by leaking private documents to the press … New idioms dictionary
cook someone's goose — If you cook someone s goose, you ruin their plans … The small dictionary of idiomes
cook someone's goose — ► cook someone s goose informal spoil someone s plans. Main Entry: ↑cook … English terms dictionary
cook someone's goose — idi+inf cook someone s goose, Informal. to ruin someone s chances or future … From formal English to slang
cook someone's goose — If you cook someone s goose, you ruin their plans. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cook someone's goose — informal spoil someone s plans. → cook … English new terms dictionary
cook someone's goose — informal to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to spoil their plans … English dictionary
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