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boo someone off the stage and boo someone off to jeer and hoot, causing a performer to leave the stage. The rude audience booed the performer off the stage. The audience booed off the comedian. See also: stage can't say boo to a goose Rur. shy and not talkative. I was surprised to see Joe so talkative at the party. Usually he can't say boo to a goose. She's a quiet little kid. Can't say boo to a goose. not say boo (American informal) to say nothing She expected the boss to be really angry, but he didn't say boo. See also: say wouldn't say boo to a goose (British informal) also wouldn't say boo/wouldn't say boo to a fly (American/Australian informal/informal) if someone wouldn't say boo to a goose, they are shy and nervous She wouldn't say boo to a goose, so I don't think she's cut out for a career in the police. I remember her as a quiet little girl who wouldn't say boo. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jackson, meanwhile, was asked if the boos were a concern considering Brown was relentlessly booed by the home crowd during his final season in Washington. STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Observer's (STO:OBS) nomination committee, consisting of Chairman Caroline af Ugglas (Skandia Liv), Cecilia Lager (SEB Fonder), Kjell Norling (Handelsbanken Asset Management) and Anders Boos (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Observer AB), proposes the resolutions presented below. When Antonio Villaraigosa came to the podium, he was met with a chorus of boos because, as a City Council member, he had voted in favor of the inexperienced Guerdon Stuckey's appointment to be general manager of city animal shelters. |
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