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                           Phrase(s): a yellow streak (down someone’s back)  a tendency toward cowardice.  •  Tim’s got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide.  •  Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some courage.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs