IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS: goose

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS: goose

GOOSE

• to cook somebody's goose = ensure that somebody fails
• to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs = to destroy something that would have produced continuous profit in the future
• not to say boo to a goose = to be very timid or gentle
• what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander = what is good for one person must be also good for another in similar circumstances
• a wild goose chase = a situation where you look for something that does not exist so you waste a lot of time
• to get goose pimples/flesh = to get small raised spots on your skin when you are cold or frightened

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. This business is brilliant at the moment. I hope they don't  - say boo to a goose get goose pimples kill the goose that lays the golden eggs . 

2. We never had that book, so stop looking for it! It's  - not to say boo to a goose a wild goose chase to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs . 

3. I like this wallpaper and my husband will like it too. You know,  - a wild goose chase what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs . 

4. As soon as they entered the dark room, Michelle  - got goose pimples said boo to a goose cook her goose . 

5. Thomas doesn't talk much. I guess he wouldn't  - get goose pimples cook your goose say boo to a goose . 

6. Our teacher is  - cooking our goose saying boo to a goose a wild goose chase  , he wants us to fail in the exam again. 

Score: 
    

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