not say boo
Definition
› US informal to say nothing: You didn't say boo to me about going to your mother's this weekend.Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive › US (UK not say boo to a goose) informal to be very nervous and easily frightenedShy and modestAnxious and worriedAnxious and worried
(Definition of not say boo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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not on your life! idiom
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not pull any/your punches idiom
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not put a foot wrong idiom
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not put it past sb (to do sth) idiom
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not put sth down idiom
- not say boo idiom
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not see beyond sth idiom
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not see beyond sth phrasal verb
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not see hide nor hair of sb idiom
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not see sb for dust idiom
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not see the wood for the trees idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- bashful adjective
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell idiom
- diffident adjective
- efface verb (BE MODEST)
- humble adjective
- inhibited adjective
- inhibition noun
- introvert noun
- modest adjective (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL)
- modesty noun (QUIET SUCCESS)
- private adjective (PERSONAL)
- reticent adjective
- selfless adjective
- shrinking violet noun
- shyly adverb
- shyness noun
- unassuming adjective
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
Topic:
Shy and modest
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