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Idiom

weak sister

Meaning

A person who is cowardly or indecisive.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is a weak sister when it comes to making tough choices.”

“The team lost the game because their captain acted like a weak sister during the final minutes.”

“Despite his loud promises of loyalty, he proved to be a weak sister when the crisis demanded true courage.”

Examples

simple

“He is a weak sister when it comes to making tough choices.”

contextual

“The team lost the game because their captain acted like a weak sister during the final minutes.”

complex

“Despite his loud promises of loyalty, he proved to be a weak sister when the crisis demanded true courage.”

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