英语词汇“to say boo to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to say boo to: to speak to (a person, etc.); (now) esp. to say anything (to a person) by way of a challenge, complaint, etc.; to stand up to (a person, authority, etc.). Hence also, to say boo (about): to say anything about a topic; to speak up, to express an opinion; esp. to complain, to raise concerns. Chiefly in negative constructions.

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1774 D. Garrick Christmas Tale i. i. 3 Here she comes again, and I can't say boo! to her for the life of me.

1845 S. Smith May-day in N.Y. i. 35 She got up and went out..and never said boo to one of us.

1883 I. M. R. Mayne Jrnl. 16 Feb. in Maud (1939) 167 We had to waltz once around the room together and I didn't so much as say boo to him.

1964 R. Gover Here goes Kitten 40 Before he had a chance t'say boo t'that, I quick hit him with this—I say, Nother thing, didn't I see you slippin that bartender a five?

1989 O. S. Card Prentice Alvin xiii. 155 Everybody said he was henpecked, and this was about all the proof a body'd need, to have his wife accuse him of hankering after adultery and him not hit her or even say boo.

2000 Daily Tel. 22 June 35/1 We should try to encourage them when they pluck up the courage to say boo to the mighty Financial Services Authority.

2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Sport section) 22 The trend of penalty counts favouring home teams seems..to be getting worse, and hardly anyone says ‘boo’ about it anymore.

单词	to say boo to
释义	> as lemmas to say boo to c. to say boo to: to speak to (a person, etc.); (now) esp. to say anything (to a person) by way of a challenge, complaint, etc.; to stand up to (a person, authority, etc.). Hence also, to say boo (about): to say anything about a topic; to speak up, to express an opinion; esp. to complain, to raise concerns. Chiefly in negative constructions. ΚΠ 1774 D. Garrick Christmas Tale i. i. 3 Here she comes again, and I can't say boo! to her for the life of me. 1845 S. Smith May-day in N.Y. i. 35 She got up and went out..and never said boo to one of us. 1883 I. M. R. Mayne Jrnl. 16 Feb. in Maud (1939) 167 We had to waltz once around the room together and I didn't so much as say boo to him. 1964 R. Gover Here goes Kitten 40 Before he had a chance t'say boo t'that, I quick hit him with this—I say, Nother thing, didn't I see you slippin that bartender a five? 1989 O. S. Card Prentice Alvin xiii. 155 Everybody said he was henpecked, and this was about all the proof a body'd need, to have his wife accuse him of hankering after adultery and him not hit her or even say boo. 2000 Daily Tel. 22 June 35/1 We should try to encourage them when they pluck up the courage to say boo to the mighty Financial Services Authority. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Sport section) 22 The trend of penalty counts favouring home teams seems..to be getting worse, and hardly anyone says ‘boo’ about it anymore. extracted from booint.n.¹ < as lemmas
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