yellow streak

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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

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Well, this little yellow streak has the gall to blow in to-day and say he'll take Carthey's place. The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context Alleyne gave a gulp in his throat, for the yellow streak seemed to pass through the man; but he still ran forward. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context He opened the window; a bright yellow streak crossed the sky, and seemed to divide in half the poplars, which stood out in black relief on the horizon. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			yank at yank away yank chain yank into yank off yank on yank out of yank up yap yap about yap at yard Ye gods! year year after year year by year year in, year out year round yearn for yell yell at yell head off yell out yellow yellow journalism yellow streak yellow-bellied yen for yes Yes indeed! Yes siree! yesterday Yesterday wouldn't be too soon yet yield yield to yield up yoke yoke around neck yoke people or things together yon You ain't just whistlin' Dixie You ain't seen nothing yet! You and who else? You are else! You are more than welcome You are welcome You asked for it! you bet you bet your ass You bet your ass!			yellow spots Yellow Springs Center for the Arts Yellow Springs Community Council Yellow Springs Community Foundation Yellow Springs High School Yellow Springs Instruments yellow spruce yellow squash Yellow star grass Yellow star thistle Yellow star thistle Yellow star-grass Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem yellow star-thistle Yellow stargrass Yellow starthistle Yellow starthistle Yellow starwort Yellow starwort Yellow starwort Yellow Stem Borer Yellow sticky note Yellow Stone Yellow Stone Yellow Stone National Park Yellow Stone National Park yellow stonecrop yellow stonecrop yellow stonecrops yellow stonecrops yellow streak Yellow Stringybark Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine (disambiguation) yellow sultan yellow sweet clover yellow sweet clover Yellow Tag yellow tellurium Yellow terror yellow thickhead Yellow thistle Yellow Thunder Amateur Radio Club Yellow Tit Yellow toadflax Yellow toadflax Yellow Top Tube yellow trefoil yellow trumpet yellow trumpet yellow trumpet yellow tulip Yellow Turban Rebellion Yellow Turbans Yellow Turbans, Rebellion of the yellow turnip yellow twining snapdragon yellow underwing yellow underwings

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