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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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Synonyms and related words:
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brevity noun
- brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)
- brief noun (SHORT FORM)
- briefly adverb (FEW WORDS)
- concise adjective
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
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