Question

Cook Your Goose to put an end to; to ruin someone's plans

Accepted Answer

Loraine let the air out of Andrei's tires. That really cooked his goose. There is an old story about a medieval town under siege. The townspeople hung a goose from a tower as a symbol of stupidity meant to slight the enemy. But the gesture backfired when the attackers were so angered by the goose that they burned the whole town down, literally "cooking" the goose. Today, you "cook someone's goose" if you in any way spoil his or her plans or bring ruin.

Idiom	Cook Your Goose
Example	Loraine let the air out of Andrei's tires. That really cooked his goose.
Meaning	to put an end to; to ruin someone's plans
Origin	There is an old story about a medieval town under siege. The townspeople hung a goose from a tower as a symbol of stupidity meant to slight the enemy. But the gesture backfired when the attackers were so angered by the goose that they burned the whole town down, literally "cooking" the goose. Today, you "cook someone's goose" if you in any way spoil his or her plans or bring ruin.

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