| 单词 | yellow-bellied |
| 释义 | yellow-bellied (once / 59694 pages) adj To be yellow-bellied is to be cowardly or easily scared. If you're yellow-bellied, you're not brave. It’s the kind of word cowboys use, partner. This word originally applied to birds that literally have a yellow belly, like the yellow-bellied sapsucker. From there, it came to mean an insult for cowards. If you're afraid to ask someone on a date, you're yellow-bellied. If you're easily frightened or spooked, you're yellow-bellied. This is often used as an insult or challenge, like "What are you, yellow-bellied?!" WORD FAMILYyellow-bellied USAGE EXAMPLESAn officer captured an injured yellow-bellied warbler from the front steps of a residence and took it to City Wildlife for rehabilitation. Washington Post(Nov 01, 2016) “Come out and show your butt-ugly face, you yellow-bellied monster!” Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle(2005) A 20-inch yellow-bellied sea snake was discovered on a beach near San Diego on Tuesday, where it was placed into a bucket before dying. The Guardian(Jan 15, 2016) adj easily frightened Syn chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted |
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