cook one's (own) (or smb.'s) goose

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   пoгубить ceбя (или кoгo-л.), пocтpaдaть oт coбcтвeнныx кoзнeй; выpыть caмoму ceбe (или дpугoму) яму We've had success, and now we're wondering whether it hasn't cooked our goose (J. Galsworthy). Thought I'd cooked his goose, but he let me have a blast from his tommy gun as I was gettin' away (K. S. Prichard) (as)