Collocations for "coward"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coward" in context.
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coward
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a [little, dirty, selfish, heartless] coward
- is nothing but a [little] coward
- Stop [behaving, acting] like a coward!
- Come [here, back], you little coward!
- Don't be such a coward!
- Why, you little coward!
- is a real coward when it comes to
- is a coward among [girls, women]
- too much of a coward to [ask, go, do, say]
- That coward always runs away from [fights, conflict].
- a coward who always [tries, manages] to
- a coward who always avoids
- Better a coward than dead!
- the [act, behavior, nature] of a coward
- revealed for the coward he is
- [proved, revealed] to be a coward
'coward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):