gutless wonder

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who lacks guts or courage; a coward. derogatory,idiomatic,slang
    — What in the hell was wrong with him, anyway. Just a gutless wonder - nothing more or less.

词形变化

gutless wonders plural

词源

The idea is that the addressee's figurative gutlessness (cowardice) has been carried over into physical gutlessness (disembowelment), and that his bowel-less survival is a wonder.
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