Chicken (adjective Or Noun) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Chicken (adjective Or Noun) Idiom mean?

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chicken (adjective or noun) What does chicken (adjective or noun) mean?	(adjective or noun): cowardly.	"Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He'schicken / a chicken.
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in passing What does "in passing" mean?	casually, as an aside	I mentioned to my friend in passing that I had recently decided to change jobs.

have one`s feet on the ground What does "have one`s feet on the ground" mean?	be practical or sensible	The new sales manager really has his feet on the ground.
six feet under What does "six feet under" mean?	to be dead	My friend does not plan to move from his house until he is six feet under.
go begging What does "go begging" mean?	to be unwanted or unused	Much food went begging when fewer people than expected came to the dinner.
return the favor What does "return the favor" mean?	to do a good deed for someone who has done a good deed for you	I returned the favor to my friend who had recently helped me to move from my apartment.
a cut above (someone or something) What does "a cut above (someone or something)" mean?	a little better than someone or something	The new principal is a cut above the previous one.
as black as a stack of black cats What does "as black as a stack of black cats" mean?	very black	The little boy was as black as a stack of black cats after playing outside all day.
wolf down (something) What does "wolf down (something)" mean?	to gulp down something, to eat something quickly	I wolfed down my dinner and left the house for the movie.
go through with (something) What does "go through with (something)" mean?	to do something as planned or as agreed, to finish something	We will not go through with our plans to build the new product until we solve several problems.
straight What does "straight" mean?	undiluted alcoholic drink
tar and feather (someone) What does "tar and feather (someone)" mean?	to punish someone severely	The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who did not do their homework.
every which way What does "every which way" mean?	in all directions	The small children at the birthday party were running every which way.

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Chicken (adjective Or Noun) Idiom