- chicken-livered
- {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is a chicken-livered guy./ See: CHICKEN-HEARTED.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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chicken-livered — {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is a chicken livered guy./ See: CHICKEN HEARTED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-livered — adj slang colloquial Easily scared; cowardly. Joe sure is a chicken livered guy. See: chicken hearted … Словарь американских идиом
chicken-livered — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : fainthearted, cowardly * * * /chik euhn liv euhrd/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * chickˈen hearted or chickˈen livered adjective … Useful english dictionary
chicken-livered — chick•en liv•ered [[t]ˈtʃɪk ənˈlɪv ərd[/t]] adj. inf chicken hearted • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
chicken-livered — adjective Date: 1849 fainthearted, cowardly … New Collegiate Dictionary
chicken-livered — /chik euhn liv euhrd/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken-livered — adjective cowardly … Wiktionary
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 — {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
