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yellow streak

noun

, Informal.
  1. a trait of cowardice in a person's character.


yellow streak

noun

  1. informal.
    a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow streak1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

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Example Sentences

The shepherd had just sent the collie to fetch them up, and the running dog was like a yellow streak across the green.

Alleyne gave a gulp in his throat, for the yellow streak seemed to pass through the man; but he still ran forward.

Jasper, after he had recovered in a measure from his bitter disappointment, began to show a yellow streak.

If Bunny Payton could only keep that yellow streak under cover!

Upper parts frog green, with a rusty-yellow streak between two black lines on the crown.

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