I noun; pl. geese 1) гусь; гусыня 2) coll. дурак; дура; простак; простушка; простофиля all his geese are swans - он (всегда) преувеличивает cant say bo to a goose - очень робок; и мухи не обидит II noun; pl. gooses портновский утюг ...
1. гусь; гусыня flock of geese —- стадо гусей 2. зоол. гусь (Anser) wild goose —- дикий гусь 3. дурак, простак, простофиля don't be such a goose —- не будь таким простофилей 4. дурочка, простушка; наивное существо 5. гусятина we had goose for dinner —- на обед у нас была гусятина (был гусь) 6. портновский утюг 7. разг. внезапный шутливый толчок в спину 8. театр. жарг. шипение, свист to give the goose —- освистать Id: all his geese are swans —- он (всегда) преувеличивает (переоценивает) Id: he can't say boo to a goose —- он и мухи не обидит Id: to chase the wild goose —- охотиться за химерами; предаваться несбыточным мечтам Id: to cook smb.'s goose (for him) —- погубить кого-то Id: to beat the goose —- согреваться, похлопывая себя руками Id: everything is lovely and the goose hangs high —- ам. все в порядке, все идет как по маслу; дело на мази Id: the goose that lays the golden eggs —- курица, несущая золотые яйца; источник обогащения Id: it's gone goose with (him) —- ам. сл. (его) дело пропащее; (у него) безнадежное положение; все кончено (для него) Id: to shoe the goose —- заниматься бесполезным делом, тратить время попусту; напиваться 9. гладить портновским утюгом 10. театр. жарг. освистывать 11. разг. внезапно в шутку толкнуть 12. разг. подталкивать, подгонять to goose sales —- стимулировать расширение продажи 13. подавать...
n. & v. --n. (pl. geese) 1 a any of various large water-birds of the family Anatidae, with short legs, webbed feet, and a broad bill. b the female of this (opp. GANDER). c the flesh of a goose as food. 2 colloq. a simpleton. 3 (pl. gooses) a tailor's smoothing-iron, having a handle like a goose's neck. --v.tr. sl. poke (a person) in the bottom. Phrases and idioms goose bumps US = goose-flesh. goose-egg US a zero score in a game. goose-flesh (or -pimples or -skin) a bristling state of the skin produced by cold or fright. goose-step a military marching step in which the knees are kept stiff. Etymology: OE gos f. Gmc ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
I. noun (plural geese) Etymology: Middle English gos, from Old English gos; akin to Old High German gans ~, Latin anser, Greek chen Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi b. a female ~ as distinguished from a gander 2. simpleton, dolt 3. plural ~s a tailor's smoothing iron with a ~neck handle 4. plural ~s a poke between the buttocks II. transitive verb (~d; goosing) Date: circa 1880 1. to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust 2. to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of ; spur an effort to ~ newsstand sales ...
(geese) 1. A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat. N-COUNT 2. Goose is the meat from a goose that has been cooked. ...roast goose. N-UNCOUNT 3. see also wild goose chase ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
~1 n 1 a) plural geese a bird that is similar to a duck but larger and makes a hissing (hiss (1)) or honking (honk1 (2)) noise b) a female goose (- compare gander (1)) 2 the cooked meat of this bird 3 old-fashioned a silly person 4 kill the goose that lays the golden egg to destroy the thing that brings you profit or success (- see also wildgoose chase, wouldn't say boo to a goose boo2 (3), cook someone's goose cook1 (6)) ~2 v AmE informal to touch or press someone on their bottom as a rude joke ...
- "a large waterfowl proverbially noted, I know not why, for foolishness" [Johnson], O.E. gos, from P.Gmc. *gans-, from PIE *ghans- probably imitative of its honking. Loss of "n" is normal before "s." Plural form geese is an example of i-mutation. Meaning "simpleton" is from 1547. The verbal meaning "jab in the rear" (1881) is possibly from resemblance of the upturned thumb to a goose's beak. To cook one's goose first attested 1845, of unknown origin, attempts to connect it to Swedish history and Gk. fables have been unconvincing. Goose egg "zero" first attested 1866 in baseball slang. ...