Post-UTME English Language 2008 Objective — Question 16
Question 16 of 30 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2008 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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If you don't know him well enough, you would think he couldn't say 'boo to a goose'. (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
- A. would run away whenever he said 'boo' to a goose
- B. was very timidCorrect
- C. didn't know how to say 'boo' to a goose
- D. was too good to drive away a goose.
Explanation
'Couldn't say boo to a goose' is an idiom for being extremely timid/meek.
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