be yellow Idiom, Proverb
yellow
lacking courage, afraid to defend, chicken Some fans think he's yellow because he doesn't fight.
yellow-bellied
extremely timid, cowardly Everyone thinks that the new boss handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.
yellow belly
a coward, a person who is afraid to do something Smith, you yellow belly! Jump in the water and swim!
yellow streak
cowardice in one
Yellow press
The yellow press is a term for the popular and sensationalist newspapers.
yellow journalism|journalism|yellow
n. phr. Cheap and sensational newspaper writing; inflammatory language designed to stir up popular sentiment against another country.
Yellow journalism is hardly ever truly informative.
yellow-bellied|bellied|yellow
adj.,
slang Extremely timid, cowardly.
Joe Bennett is a yellow-bellied guy, don't send him on such a tough assignment!
yellow-livered|livered|yellow
adj. Cowardly.
The young boy greatly resented being called yellow-livered and started to fight right away.be yellow
To be cowardly. I'm not afraid that Tom didn't appear to the rally—he's too chicken to avert his behavior in public.Learn more: yellow