chicken hearted
Meaning: not brave.
Example: Daisy was too chicken-hearted in the meeting to speak up, even though she knew the board was making the wrong decision. Read more ➺
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ducks and drakes
Meaning: to carelessly misuse one's wealth
Example: He lost his job for playing ducks and drakes with the funds of a corporation. Read more ➺
henpecked
Meaning: a woman who is being a nag to a man.
Example: Ken was a henpecked husband who would not dare contradict his wife. Read more ➺
like a duck to water
Meaning: to do something very quickly and enjoy doing it.
Example: She's taken to her grandmother's house like a duck to water. Read more ➺
bird’s eye view
Meaning: an overview.
Example: You can get a bird's-eye view of the city by going to the topmost floor. Read more ➺
bat an eye
Meaning: to avoid expressing surprise, fear, or shock.
Example: The man didn't bat an eye when the explosions went off around him and bullets zipped past his head. Read more ➺
birds of a feather
Meaning: people with similar tastes, interests, and backgrounds
Example: Ethan saw Jason had the same type of car and shrugged, "Birds of a feather." Read more ➺
feather one’s (own) nest
Meaning: If you say that you are feathering your own nest, you mean that you are working so hard to gather resources (money) to live a comfortable life in the future.
Example: John is so much concerned about helping others instead of feathering his own nest. Read more ➺
no spring chicken
Meaning: Someone who's no longer young.
Example: My grandfather is no spring chicken, that's for sure. Read more ➺
cat among the pigeons
Meaning: do or say something that causes trouble and make a lot of people angry or worried
Example: The foreigner put the cat among the pigeons when he made some sensitive comments about the people's religion. Read more ➺
