American Idioms and Expressions

Yellow Bellied Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardlyHe is a yellow-bellied person who is not good to have as a friend.
yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardlyEveryone thinks that the new boss handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.
yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardlyThe man is yellow-bellied and is never willing to fight for what is right.
yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardly The new supervisor handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.

yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardly The man is yellow-bellied and is never willing to fight for what is right.

black Idioms



yellow-bellied
What does yellow-bellied mean?		 extremely timid, cowardly The man is a yellow-bellied person who is not good to have as a friend.


Some Random Idioms
see (something) out
What does "see (something) out" mean?		 to finish something, to not quit doing somethingI decided to stay with my company in order to see out the restructuring process.
choke (something) off
What does "choke (something) off" mean?		 to force something to an end/stopThe government was able to choke off the flow of money to the criminal gang.
What one doesn't know won't hurt one.
What does "What one doesn't know won't hurt one." mean?		 something that you don't know won't worry or harm youWhat she doesn't know won't hurt her and we don't need to tell her about the broken dishes.
shoot one's mouth off
What does "shoot one's mouth off" mean?		 to boast or talk too muchThe boy was shooting his mouth off about his ability in sports.
How so?
What does "How so?" mean?		 how is it so?"I know that you think that the answer is wrong but how so?"
way to (someone's) heart
What does "way to (someone's) heart" mean?		 the best way to please someone or make them like youThe way to my grandfather's heart was through his stomach as he always liked good food.
close in on (someone or something)
What does "close in on (someone or something)" mean?		 to overwhelm or surround someone or somethingThe soldiers quickly closed in on the enemy position.
rain or shine
What does "rain or shine" mean?		 no matter whether it rains or the sun shinesWe plan to go to the beach tomorrow rain or shine.
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