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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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wild-goose chaseA task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.Rate it:

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not to be able to say boo to a gooseto be extremely timid or diffident (wouldn't say boo to a goose)Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.Rate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate it:

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the old woman is plucking her gooseIt is snowing.Rate it:

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choked the gooseWaste the money on something uselessRate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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goose bumpsBumps that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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Hawaiian gooseUsed other than as an idiom: see Hawaiian, goose.Rate it:

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i'm up goose creekDesiring to do something but knowing one cannot succeed at the attemptRate it:

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sauce for the gooseA short form of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderRate it:

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wild-goose chaseA futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.Rate it:

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wouldn't say boo to a gooseDescribing a quiet, exceptionally shy person.Rate it:

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dress to killTo dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).Rate it:

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kill with kindnessheaping generosity, compassion, or excessive favor on someone -usually in response to an insult- to bring them discomfort; to overwhelm with overindulgenceRate it:

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fish killAn underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populationsRate it:

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killTo disconnect (a user) forcibly from the network.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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kill the fatted calfTo begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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that which doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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dressed to killvery fashionableRate it:

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fish killUsed other than as an idiom: see fish, kill.Rate it:

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if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:

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in for the killIntending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in for the killIn a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.Rate it:

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killTo invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).Rate it:

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killTo render inoperative.Rate it:

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killTo stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.Rate it:

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killTo amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.Rate it:

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killTo produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.Rate it:

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killTo use up or to waste.Rate it:

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killTo exert an overwhelming effect on.Rate it:

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killTo overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.Rate it:

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killTo force a company out of business.Rate it:

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killTo produce intense pain.Rate it:

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killTo punish severely.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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killTo cause to assume the value zero.Rate it:

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killThe act of killing.Rate it:

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killSpecifically, the death blow.Rate it:

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killThe result of killing; that which has been killed.Rate it:

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killThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.Rate it:

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killA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.Rate it:

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killA kiln.Rate it:

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killNotRate it:

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