white livered

/ˈwaɪt ˈlɪvərd/
adjective
  1. Lacking courage; cowardly.
    • The white-livered knight refused to face the dragon.
    • Only a white-livered person would abandon a friend in danger.
    • She called him white-livered for backing out of the challenge.
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