howl down
howl (one) down
To voice displeasure (as by booing) for a performer or performers to the extent that they decide to leave the stage. Are you sure you want to perform at that rowdy club? The crowd there is known to howl people down.
See also: down, howl
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
howl someone down
and hoot someone downFig. to yell at or boo someone's performance; to force someone to stop talking by yelling or booing. The audience howled the inept magician down. They howled down the musician.
See also: down, howl
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- boo off the stage
- hoot (one) down
- hoot (one) off (the) stage
- hoot off the stage
- howl (one) down
- boo (one) off (the) stage
- boo off
- complain to
- complain to (someone or something)
- from the floor