THEME THURSDAY: EXPRESSIONS FOR BEING IN TROUBLE (YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED)
30 / 04 / 2015
THEME THURSDAY: EXPRESSIONS FOR BEING IN TROUBLE (YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED): meaning and examples
Hi everyone! Welcome to our last Theme Thursday of April.
This month, we have looked at expressions for being in trouble. Some of them included TO BE UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE, and TO BE IN HOT WATER. Today we are looking at one more expression: YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED.
A goose is a large bird, similar to a duck, and is usually white. We use the feathers for jackets and pillows, and we eat the meat.
Definition: you are in trouble and there is no escaping it.
Example 1: They caught the robber, and he was holding the stolen computer. His goose is cooked.
Example 2: He said he wrote his paper by himself, but the professor found the same essay on the internet. His goose is cooked.
As you can see, we use this when there is no hope of avoiding blame or punishment. Because once you cook a goose, you can't UNcook it! What is done is done.
This concludes our April lessons on expressions for trouble. Thanks for reading!
Tomorrow is May Day, so there will be no Daily Vitamin. We'll see you again on Monday for another Missing Monday lesson. Have a great long weekend!
This month, we have looked at expressions for being in trouble. Some of them included TO BE UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE, and TO BE IN HOT WATER. Today we are looking at one more expression: YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED.
A goose is a large bird, similar to a duck, and is usually white. We use the feathers for jackets and pillows, and we eat the meat.
Definition: you are in trouble and there is no escaping it.
Example 1: They caught the robber, and he was holding the stolen computer. His goose is cooked.
Example 2: He said he wrote his paper by himself, but the professor found the same essay on the internet. His goose is cooked.
As you can see, we use this when there is no hope of avoiding blame or punishment. Because once you cook a goose, you can't UNcook it! What is done is done.
This concludes our April lessons on expressions for trouble. Thanks for reading!
Tomorrow is May Day, so there will be no Daily Vitamin. We'll see you again on Monday for another Missing Monday lesson. Have a great long weekend!
