| 词汇 | the goose egg |
| 释义 | (redirected from the goose egg)a goose egg1. In a competition or sporting event, a score of zero. Nope, our team put up a goose egg tonight, losing 7-0. 2. A bump on the head, as from hitting it on something. After being hit in the head with a baseball, I bet he'll have a goose egg tonight. 3. A failure or defeat. Now the caterer can't make it! Geez, this party is turning into a real goose egg. goose egg1. Fig. a raised bump on the skull as when one's head has been struck. I walked into the edge of the door and got a terrible goose egg. 2. Fig. in a sports score, zero. At the end of the game there was nothing but goose eggs next to our name. goose eggZero, nothing, especially a score of zero. For example, Our team did badly, earning goose egg, or My income from writing this year was goose egg. This expression is an Americanization of the earlier British duck's egg. [Mid-1800s] goose egg1. n. a score of zero. We got a goose egg in the second inning. 2. n. a bump on the head. I walked into a door and got a big goose egg on my forehead. 3. n. a failure; a zero. (Similar to sense 1) The result of three weeks’ planning is one big goose egg. |
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