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a scaredy-cat
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a scaredy-cat  (informal)
someone who is frightened when there is no reason to be
Usage notes: This phrase is used especially by children.
Go on you scaredy-cat, jump in.


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There's a smaller tower, of about 5ft, and even that took him half an hour to get down from, so he's a bit of a scaredy cat.
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Byline: DAN WARBURTON THERE'S only one scaredy cat in this Tyneside neighbourhood - and it's not Tango the tabby.
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