not say boo to a goose

I picture some self-effacing little creature who won't say boo to a goose.'

And then he went and married a girl who couldn't say boo to a goose--man-like.

He wouldn't say boo to a goose."

But put them down in the outside world, and they turn into fluffy little bunnies, wouldn't say boo to a goose, you know the sort of thing.

Which is interesting, because the Grace I've known for most of my life wouldn't say boo to a goose if it was crapping on her boot.

Nails knew them both by sight; they wouldn't say boo to a goose, called each other mum and dad, even when they were alone together, homely sorts.

I had him more as a Joe Gargery type, good hearted but weak, downtrodden, henpecked, and someone who wouldn't say boo to a goose.

Mr. Hapscomb was scared, but he was being cooperative, not like that dreadful Stuart Redman, who only looked at you and wouldn't say boo to a goose.

Realizing they all view you as their ringleader and wouldn't say boo to a goose unless they cleared it with you, I thought it best to come straight to the source for my information."

She might not say Boo to a goose but she'd say Boo to the world or the Yankee government or anything else that threatened her precious Ashley or her boy or her notions of gentility.