A boo bird noun phrase informal
A spectator at a sporting event boos at a specific competitor after something they didn't like happen.
These boo birds have been brought out.
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.
To do one's best or try one's best to do something
Used to describe a poor boxer
Used to indicate the action of a base runner who sneak from one base to another in a baseball
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him