goose

[US]/ɡuːs/
[UK]/ɡuːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a waterbird with a long neck, short legs, and webbed feet, known for its distinctive honking sound; the meat of this bird; a silly or foolish person

Phrases & Collocations

wild goose

goose liver

swan goose

goose egg

goose meat

wild goose chase

goose pimples

Example Sentences

A young goose is a gosling.

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

they were killing the golden goose of tourism.

their skin was specked with goose pimples.

the goose is in the oven, sputtering fat.

an effort to goose news stand sales

The goose flapped heavily away.

shoe the gosling (=shoe the goose)

The hoaxer had sent the police on a wild-goose chase.

He got a goose egg on his maths test.

You don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

East German soldiers goose-stepped outside the monument.

The goose saw her and cackled loudly.

The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.

the director goosed up the star's grosses by making him funny.

Cutting down fruit trees for firewood is a case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

If she can go out with her friends, why can’t I? What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

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