origin and meaning of "cook your own goose"

Hi,

Anyone know where this came from and on what it is based?

The standard expression is 'Your goose is cooked', meaning that you are in big trouble. I'd understand 'You've cooked your own goose' to be derived from this, meaning 'You have caused big trouble for yourself'.

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It is possible that Johnathan Huss may have been at the center of this. Huss was a Catholic priest in the 17th century and rallied against the church to be more open to the people, let them read the bible, a more open church. Like Martin Luther, who rallied for the same causes, Huss was eventually burned at the stake. In those days the translation of Huss in old German was 'goose', so when Hu

This is dead on. However, when the Council of Constance (Which convened in 1414 and found Huss guilty of heresy) bragged, "You're goose is cooked" to the churches of Prauge and others which followed Huss (who was accused of being a disciple of John Wycliffe rather than Jesus) thier response was "You've cooked your own goose" which was a threat against the council and papal authority.

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I don't see how it can be dead on when it says that John Huss lived in the 17th century and you say that the Council of Constance found him guilty of heresy in 1414.

I was interested in the suggestion that the expression might come from Huss. Is there any evidence for this?

It's one of several expressions derived from cooking in English meaning 'to destroy someone's chance

Here is the closest thing I have about that.

You may have heard the phrase, "your goose is cooked". This was first coined from the martyrdom of this reformer. Hus' name in German sounded like "goose". Thus, as he was burned, they coined the term "Hus is cooked (or, “your goose is cooked)" in German. Yet, Hus said to the Archbishop during his trial, that though he-the

The phrase, "your goose is cooked," comes from a joking statement made by 15th-century Czech reformer John Hus. "Hus" in Czech means "goose." He was invited to a papal council to account for some of the things he had been writing that contradicted the Catholic church's teachings. He decided to attend, saying, "The goose is not yet cooked and is not afraid of being cooked." In other words, he

Thanks! I was wondering about this expression just today.

It means you screwed yourself over. I.e. the bed, his helmet, laid an egg

Jonh Hus, the Bohemian reformer was burned at the stake by the Roman Catholic Church in 1415 after being sentenced to death by the Council of Constance. His name means "goose" and he was certainly "cooked" though quite undeservedly so.