not say boo to a goose

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not say boo to a goose

To be particularly shy, diffident, or timid by nature. Primarily heard in UK. My brother is a very sweet, warm-hearted man who wouldn't say boo to a goose. How can you suspect him of committing this crime? The neighbour's daughter is just the cutest little thing, but she won't say boo to a goose.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mio	mee-o	Japanese
Efrat	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Umberto	oom-BER-to	Italian
Atuf	-	Arabic
Anssi	AHNS-see	Finnish
Albert	AL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)	English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom