cook someone's goose

Etymology
Various have been suggested, but the true etymology remains en.

Verb

 * 1)  To spoil one's plans or hope of success.

Translations

 * German: die Suppe versalzen
 * Hungarian: keresztülhúzza a számításait, keresztbe tesz neki, bajt hoz rá
 * Italian: conciare per le feste, scompigliare i piani
 * Serbo-Croatian: pomrsiti konce, pokvariti račune