have a yellow streak down one’s back



have a yellow streak down one’s back

tv. to be cowardly. (Have got can replace have.) wrong. If you have a yellow streak down your back, you don’t take many risks.
See also: back, down, have, streak, yellow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Baldie['bɔ:ldi]
DagmarDAHK-mahr (German), DAHG-mahr (Finnish)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak, Finnish
Chyna-English (Modern)
Tony['təuni]
Kazukikah-zoo-keeJapanese
Barth[ba:θ]