yellow streak

n informal a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature

yel′low streak`

n. a strain of cowardice. [1910–15, Amer.]

Thesaurus

yellow streak

nounSlang. Ignoble lack of courage:chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness.Slang: gutlessness, yellowness.

yellow streak

A tendency to be cowardly or easily frightened. She likes to strut around like she's the boss of the place, but she has a yellow streak running down her spine if you ever confront her on an issue. He knew what they were doing was wrong, but his yellow streak kept him from intervening.See also: streak, yellow

yellow streak (down someone's back)

a tendency toward cowardice. Tim's got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide. Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some courage.See also: streak, yellow

a ˈyellow streak

(disapproving) the quality of being easily frightened; cowardice: He won’t fight? I always thought he had a yellow streak in him. Yellow is often used to describe somebody who is a coward.See also: streak, yellow

单词	yellow streak
释义	yellow streak yellow streak n informal a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature yel′low streak` n. a strain of cowardice. [1910–15, Amer.] Thesaurus yellow streak nounSlang. Ignoble lack of courage:chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness.Slang: gutlessness, yellowness. yellow streak yellow streak A tendency to be cowardly or easily frightened. She likes to strut around like she's the boss of the place, but she has a yellow streak running down her spine if you ever confront her on an issue. He knew what they were doing was wrong, but his yellow streak kept him from intervening.See also: streak, yellow yellow streak (down someone's back) a tendency toward cowardice. Tim's got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide. Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some courage.See also: streak, yellow a ˈyellow streak (disapproving) the quality of being easily frightened; cowardice: He won’t fight? I always thought he had a yellow streak in him. Yellow is often used to describe somebody who is a coward.See also: streak, yellow yellow streak noun Synonyms for yellow streak noun ignoble lack of courage Synonyms chickenheartedness cowardice cowardliness cravenness dastardliness faint-heartedness funk pusillanimity unmanliness gutlessness yellowness
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yellow streak

yellow streak

yel′low streak`

yellow streak

yellow streak

yellow streak

yellow streak (down someone's back)

a ˈyellow streak

yellow streak

Synonyms for yellow streak

noun ignoble lack of courage

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