to cook one's goose
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to prevent someone from achieving success by destroying their plans
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Idiom
Informal
例子
John thought he could get away with cheating on the exam, but when he got caught, it cooked his goose, and he was expelled from school.
The company's reckless financial decisions and mismanagement of funds ultimately cooked their goose, leading to bankruptcy.
