cook someone's goose

== English == === Etymology === Various folk etymologies have been suggested, but the true etymology remains unknown. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡuːs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡus/ Hyphenation: cook some‧one's goose === Verb === cook someone's goose (third-person singular simple present cooks someone's goose, present participle cooking someone's goose, simple past and past participle cooked someone's goose) (idiomatic, informal) To spoil one's plans or hope of success. Synonyms: (rare) do someone's goose, drive a coach and horses through, upset the applecart; see also Thesaurus:spoil ==== Related terms ==== 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 ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “to cook (rarely do) one’s goose, phrase” under “goose, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1900. “cook someone’s goose, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “goose”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.