yellow-bellied
having a yellow abdomen or underside.
Slang. cowardly; lily-livered.
Origin of yellow-bellied
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How to use yellow-bellied in a sentence
Even though the Founders at first blamed meteors, they eventually made “moschetoes” as the yellow-bellied culprit.
Abbas, who many consider yellow-bellied, jumped head first into controversy during his UNGA 2013 spot.
Gave those yellow-bellied traitors a strong wihff of the grape.
As the yellow-bellied woodpecker was the most abundant species in these woods, I attributed it to him.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsThe yellow-bellied woodpecker knows its value, taking it with head jauntily awry and quiet wing-tremblings of delight.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 | Various
Among other birds which occurred in this day's march, we noticed the yellow-bellied fly catcher and the obscure wren.
yellow-bellied newts—big enough to be lusted for—swam in its waters.
The Forgotten Planet | Murray LeinsterOccasionally a slender-waisted, yellow-bellied wasp flashed swiftly by.
The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster
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