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Kill the goose that lays the golden egg
To destroy something thatmakes a lot of money.
毀掉搖錢樹
「If you get rid of your top saleswoman, you』ll be killing the goose that laysthe golden egg.」
What’s good/sauce for the goose is good for the gander
If a particular type of behaviour isacceptable for oneperson, it should alsobe acceptable foranother person.
一視同仁
所以這句子通常是用於男女關係方面。女方的所作所為du,無論是好壞,男的也有權可以效仿。女方獲得的享受,男方也可以獲得,總括一句,男女平等。
「If your wife goes outwith her friends everyFriday night, thenyou should be allowedto go out with yourfriends too. What’sgood for the goose isgood for the gander.」
Wouldn’t say boo to a goose
(Americanssay, 「Wouldn’t say boo」; and Australians say,「Wouldn’t say boo to a fly」)
If someone 「wouldn’t say boo to a goose」, theyare very shy, timid and nervous.
形容一個人害羞、膽小
「I can’t imaginehim being a teacher – he wouldn’t say boo to agoose.」
A situation inwhich you wastetime looking forsomething thatyou are not goingto find, eitherbecause that thingdoes not exist orbecause you havebeen given thewrong information.
形容白費力氣的搜尋或勞而無功的事情;徒勞無益的追求
「After two hourswalking about inthe forest lookingfor the treasure, Irealised we wereon a wild-goosechase – it simplydidn’t exist.」
If you 「cooksomebody’sgoose」, you dosomething thatspoils their plansand preventsthem from succeeding.
破壞某人的計劃、拆某人的臺,毀掉某人成功的機會
「A sound technician cookedthe band’s goose by releasing thesong on the in-ternet before theofficial releasedate.」
If you get goosebumps, tinybumps appearon your skinbecause you arecold, nervous,frightened orexcited.
雞皮疙瘩
「It was so coldthat I had goosebumps on myarms.」
to get rid of something
to throw something away 擺脫某事
a goose n (plural geese)
a type of large duck 鵝
a gander n
a male goose 雄鵝
to say boo to someone
to shout 「boo」 in order to frighten someone 對……喝倒彩
to waste time
to use time to do something unnecessary 浪費時間
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