Question of the Day #419

"Frank Dux: Responding to cowardly Don Roley – a man with much time on his hands and a wide yellow streak"
From the headline of this article at Art Voice.

上記の文で、yellow streakの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "yellow streak" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


《病理》臆病な［小心な・卑劣な］性格

Answer

According to Collins Dictionary:

a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature

Examples

• Fear of media runs through it like a broad yellow streak.
• But this is a team with a yellow streak when it comes to ambition.
• Ginna's got a yellow streak which shows up the moment she is asked to stand up against Nick.
• He knew what they were doing was wrong, but his yellow streak kept him from intervening.
• My cousin says that his yellow streak is a plus point for him as it keeps him sane and saves him from getting into any trouble.