Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — ☆ chicken hearted [chik′ənliv΄ərdchik′ənhärt΄id] adj. cowardly; timid: also ☆ chicken livered [chik′ənliv΄ərd] … English World dictionary
chicken-hearted — mod. cowardly. □ Yes, I’m a chicken hearted softie. I hope you don’t want to make something of it. □ He’s chicken hearted, but I still love him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chicken-hearted — adj Cowardly; excessively timid. Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. See: chicken livered … Словарь американских идиом
Chicken-hearted — chickenhearted chickenhearted, Chicken hearted Chick en heart ed, a. Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicken-hearted — adjective not brave; lacking courage; cowardly These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … Wiktionary
chicken-hearted — American not brave. These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … New idioms dictionary
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
chicken hearted — adj. (Slang) not brave; cowardly; missing courage; fearful … English contemporary dictionary
