the goose hangs high

the goose hangs high

old-fashioned Things are or will be very pleasant, desirable, or merry; everything is looking up. An allusion to the notion that geese fly higher during pleasant weather. Well, one month after moving, and so far the goose hangs high! I've settled into my job, made some new friends, and I absolutely love this city.
See also: goose, hang, high
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the goose hangs high

Everything is to your liking. A plucked goose hanging in a larder is a sign that the family will have something to eat for the foreseeable future. But why is it hanging high? That may mean the bird is safe from rodents and other predators, or it could refer to something entirely different: a skein of flying geese fly close to the ground in bad weather, but high when conditions are good. In either case, a goose hanging high is a good thing— except for the goose.
See also: goose, hang, high
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
See also:
  • (as) old as Methuselah
  • Adam
  • as old as Adam
  • (as) old as Adam
  • end game
  • a security blanket
  • kiss of death
  • kiss of death, a/the
  • the kiss of death
  • game is not worth the candle, the
References in classic literature
Now you're all right, an' everything's hunkydory an' the goose hangs high. Don't you worry, sir.
Michael Brother of Jerry