Yellow Streak Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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yellow streak What does yellow streak mean?	cowardice in a person`s character	He has a yellow streak and will not help defend his friends.
yellow streak What does yellow streak mean?	cowardice in a person`s character	The boy has a yellow streak and will not help defend his friends.
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implicate (someone) in (something) What does "implicate (someone) in (something)" mean?	suggest that someone is involved in something	The president of the company was implicated in the scandal over the expense account.

take (someone's) pulse What does "take (someone's) pulse" mean?	measure the frequency of the beats of a person's pulse	The ambulance driver took the pulse of the woman in the car accident.
play cat and mouse with (someone) What does "play cat and mouse with (someone)" mean?	to tease or fool someone, to change between different types of behavior when dealing with someone	The man is playing cat and mouse with his company about his plans to quit or not.
upset the applecart What does "upset the applecart" mean?	to ruin a plan or event by a surprise or accident	Everything was going well at the picnic until my former boyfriend arrived and upset the applecart.
lead (someone) on What does "lead (someone) on" mean?	insincerely encourage someone	I think my friend was leading me on when he told me about the new job.
Big Easy What does "Big Easy" mean?	The Big Easy is New Orleans, Louisiana
drop out of school What does "drop out of school" mean?	to stop attending school	My friend dropped out of school and began to drive a truck.
create a stink What does "create a stink" mean?	to make a big issue out of something	The woman tried to create a stink when she found the bad product at the supermarket.

wishful thinking What does "wishful thinking" mean?	believe that something is true because you wish it to be true	The manager planned to evict the family with the young child and it was wishful thinking to think that he wouldn't.
bad blood (between people) What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?	unpleasant feelings between people	There was much bad blood between the three brothers.
a horse of a different color What does "a horse of a different color" mean?	something totally separate and different	We should not be talking about that issue now. It is a horse of a different color.
A for effort What does "A for effort" mean?	recognize that someone tries hard to do something even though they may not be successful	The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.
head out What does "head out" mean?	leave, start	It is time that we head out for the movie or we will be late.
as cool as a cucumber What does "as cool as a cucumber" mean?	to be calm, to be not nervous or anxious	The man is as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

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Yellow Streak Idiom