have a yellow belly

and have a yellow streak down one's back

Fig. to be cowardly. Tex has a yellow streak down his back a mile wide. He's afraid to cross the street!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Varius	-	Ancient Roman
Koralo	ko-RAH-lo	Esperanto
Golbahar	-	Persian
Weland	-	Germanic Mythology, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Michelle	mee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)	French, English, Dutch
Tammie	['tæmi]