goose is cooked

Meaning

Phrase

All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success; the period of good fortune is over.

Origin

Unclear. Unconvincing claims have been made of the term's origin in Aesop's Fables (The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs) and in Swedish history.
Attested as cook someone's goose from 1845.

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