goose is cooked

Etymology
Unclear. Unconvincing claims have been made of the term's origin in () and in Swedish history.

Attested as from 1845.

Phrase

 * 1)  All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success; the period of good fortune is over.
 * If he doesn't win the next round, then his goose is cooked.

Translations

 * Dutch: de rapen zijn gaar, het vet is van de soep
 * Finnish: nyt otti ohraleipä
 * French:
 * German: erledigt sein,, Die Messe ist gelesen
 * Italian: conciare per le feste
 * Polish: nie ma nadziei
 * Russian: /write that it's lost/, де́ло труба́ /business is a pipe/,  /business is tobacco/, де́ло швах, попал, как кур во щи /caught like a rooster into shchi/, (его)  /(his) song is sung/
 * Swedish: