"cook your goose" in Chinese (Simplified)
自毁前程断送机会(习语)
Definition
如果你“cook your goose”,就是你做了某件事,断送了自己成功的机会,通常是因为犯了一个大错。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是非正式的英语习语。通常指因为大失误而丧失成功可能,不用于小错误。常用在“you’ve cooked your goose”表示“你完了”。
Examples
If you lie to your boss, you might cook your goose.
如果你对老板撒谎,可能会**自毁前程**。
He forgot the interview date and cooked his goose.
他忘记了面试日期,**自毁前程**。
Don’t break the rules or you’ll cook your goose.
不要违反规定,否则你会**自毁前程**。
Well, that mistake really cooked your goose!
哎呀,这个错误真的**断送了你的机会**!
I think you’ve cooked your goose with that comment.
我觉得你那句话已经**断送了你的机会**了。
She thought she could fix it, but she’d already cooked her goose.
她以为还能补救,其实她早已**断送了自己的机会**。