informal

someone who is frightened when there is no reason to be.

Go on you scaredy-cat, jump in.

• be at the bottom of
• be at the bottom of something
• beat the bushes
• beat the daylights out of
• beat the daylights out of someone
• beat the drum
• be at the end of tether
• be at the end of your tether
• beat the hell out of
• beat the hell out of someone
• beat the hell out of something
• beat the living daylights out of
• beat the living daylights out of someone
• be at the mercy of
• be at the mercy of someone
• be at the mercy of something
• beat the pants off
• beat the rap
• be at the receiving end
• beat the socks off
• beat the system
• beat the tar out of
• beat the tar out of someone
• be at the wheel
• beat to a pulp