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
Lungile-Southern African, Zulu
AlbinAHL-been (Polish) Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, French, English, Slovene
ÉMiliene-meel-YAWNFrench
Andris-Latvian, Hungarian
Konstantynkawn-STAHN-tinPolish
Dayaram-Indian, Hindi