scared-cat

scared-cat
• fraidy-cat
• fraid-cat
• scaredy cat
• scared cat
noun informal
A shy person; someone who is easily frightened. - Usually used by or to children.

Tom was a fraidy-cat and wouldn't go in the water.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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