Yellow-bellied (Adjective)
Meaning
Easily frightened.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- He was a yellow-bellied soldier who always avoided combat.
- The yellow-bellied tourists turned back halfway up the mountain, fearing the steep cliffs.
- The yellow-bellied kid in our group refused to skydive even after much persuasion.
- After watching a few scary movies, my little brother became a yellow-bellied mess and refused to go to bed.
- My friend's yellow-bellied excuse for not asking the girl out was that he didn't want to get rejected.