gooseberry
Translation
gooseberry, third wheel
Examples
We picked gooseberries from the bush.
We picked gooseberries from the bush.
I felt like a gooseberry on their date.
I felt like a third wheel on their date.
Grammar Patterns
((a)) gooseberry (fruit) We picked gooseberries from the bush.
to be a third wheel (idiom) I felt like a third wheel on their date.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (idiom) third wheel
Etymology
A compound of 'goose' and 'berry'. The connection to 'goose' is not clear.
Memory Tips
Imagine a goose awkwardly standing next to a berry bush. For the idiom, 'playing gooseberry' is like being the odd one out, similar to being a 'third wheel'.