cook someone's goose

US /kʊk ˈsʌm.wʌnz ɡuːs/
UK /kʊk ˈsʌm.wʌnz ɡuːs/
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1.

to ruin someone's plans or chances of success

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His careless mistake really cooked his goose for the promotion.
If you tell the boss about this, you'll really cook my goose.