🐱 Cat
"Scaredy-cat"
Meaning
Someone who is easily frightened.
About the cat
Cats are independent, curious, and quiet movers, which is why their idioms cover secrecy, curiosity, and self-reliance.
Example sentence
I became a scaredy-cat when the lights went out.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Someone who is easily frightened.
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