Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Idioms with YELLOW

have a yellow streak (to be cowardly)
The man has a yellow streak and he will not defend you if you are having a problem.

yellow-bellied (extremely timid, cowardly)
The man is yellow-bellied and is never willing to fight for what is right.

yellow journalism  (American. Writing in newspapers that tries to get people's attention or influence their opinions by using strong language or false information)
The paper is practising yellow journalism at its worst with its scandalous stories about the Governor and his family.

code yellow (a urinary acciden, jocular word play based on a hospital’s PA announcements of various color codes)
Whoops. Code yellow. Change the sheets and the mattress.

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