1. shoe the goose : 徒劳无益;
名词
1. 鹅
A goose is a large bird that has a long neck and webbed feet. Geese are often farmed for their meat.
2. 鹅肉
Goose is the meat from a goose that has been cooked.
3. see also: wild goose chase
4. 阻挠;破坏…的计划
If you cook someone's goose, you prevent their plans from succeeding.
5. 杀鸡取卵;自绝财源
If someone kills the goose that lays the golden egg, they harm or destroy the person or thing that gives them their money, power, or advantage.
6. 适于此者适于彼;应该一视同仁
If you say what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, you mean what is acceptable for one person in a particular situation should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation.