act the goat BrE informal
play the goat BrE informal
play the giddy goat BrE informal

'He was always acting the goat, that's why I got to know him.

"Hate dressing up and acting the goat.

So stop acting the goat."

A Canadian animal rights group protested to the British Army, stating that he was merely "acting the goat", and should be reinstated.

Despite his deafness, Calculus has a tendency to act in an aggressive manner, especially when Captain Haddock accuses him of "acting the goat".

'I think you'll find,' said Mr Eames, 'that King Teddy acted the goat pretty well irrespective.'

When his attempts elicit no reaction whatsoever, Haddock angrily says he will not be "acting the goat", which makes Calculus recover his memory in a fit of rage.

'I believe when Teddy was acting the goat in this house the Princess of Wales was carrying Queen Maud of Norway as she now is.'

In the same book, despite his deafness, he hears Captain Haddock tell him that he's "acting the goat", but Haddock quickly prevents the severe reaction from occurring quickly.

Companies producing plays in 2005 included: Short and Girlie, Bedlamb, Twice as Loud, Mulabanda Productions, and Acting the Goat.

A week from this moment on the terrace, the same man begins acting the goat, insulting everyone, wearing smelly clothes, stingy with money, allowing no one to come to his apartment on Laupenstrasse.

For instance, Tintin approaching the Black Island by boat, Snowy dodging bullets to get a bone, Professor Calculus furious at being accused by Haddock of "acting the goat."

While testing one of the space suits, Captain Haddock becomes frustrated and accuses Calculus of "acting the goat" (a line that would become famous in the Tintin series), causing Calculus to go into a fit of anger.

You better not be playing the goat, son," he said grimly.

Play the goat, if you've a mind to.

"Do stop playing the goat," said the Professor plaintively.

It's playing the goat for no earthly reason.

Jordan Williamson gets a nice message from a former Stanford player who knows what it feels like to play the goat.

Bosko reaches out the window and begins playing the goat like a pipe organ.

And was swiping it round and playing the goat with it."

"It's only someone playing the goat.

In French vernacular speech the phrase "faire le Zouave" can be translated as "to play the goat" i.e. to behave wildly.

Other recent credits include the world premieres of Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

From February 2001 until February 2002, Pullman starred with Mercedes Ruehl, in Edward Albee's play The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

But above all, Hood was a team player: if it was necessary for the Striker team to go in and perform any covert actions, the Director wouldn't let ego stop him from letting the team-and Rodgers-do the job and grab the glory ... or play the goat.

Ripping, whopper 'lie,' nunky for 'uncle,' take a pew 'seat,' on their jiggers 'bicycles,' playing the goat, a measly solicitor, cad, and rotter, and similar expressions were all part of typical schoolboy slang before World War II, and F.R.'s tales are brimming with them.