The basis of the word
lily-livered lies in the once-held belief that a person's health and temperament are influenced by four bodily fluids, or humors: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile.
Cowardly color
But as I said in this column after the unexpected blip, at Gor we are not
lily-livered.
Bagging trophy by beating kittens that call themselves Leopards icing on cake
Of course, changing a country is not a task for the
lily-livered but historically, and as the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, I know for sure that Yoruba leaders have a record of not succumbing to machinations of 'enemies of the society'.
Restructuring Nigeria, the only way forward aGani Adams
I'd rather have Davis than the
lily-livered Corbyn leading negotiations.
THE BIG QUESTION
Germany's
lily-livered attitude was similar to that of the authorities here, who were in some part complicit in making it easier for Asian grooming gangs to do their evil work.
Too scared to protect our own values
The
lily-livered trustees had broached an important principle by making the BBC an arm of the welfare state.
Setting the world to rights with a much-missed friend
Miliband is a
lily-livered millionaire playboy, who will go the way the unions tell him.
I am hoping for no more Cameron; FEEDBACK
How can anyone know if their heavily-inked beau is a genuine free spirit or a
lily-livered Nigel who will have it all burned off in 10 years time, in a bid to become assistant manager at his local Asda.
Will Batchelor says we should all keep our tattoos in the..
AS a white, wishywashy,
lily-livered liberal, the issue of the Muslim veil has bothered me greatly.
AS a white, wishywashy[]
We can't entirely blame the Prime Minister as it was his master's voice, the official spokesman, who uttered the
lily-livered denial that will leave English fans dismayed and make the boss an all-round laughing stock.
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CHARLES HOWELL III demonstrated yet again in the Frys.com Open three weeks ago what a
lily-livered character he is when in contention for titles, writes Steve Palmer.
Spread punters' pal Chucky can challenge; GOLF
Certainly not our
lily-livered Football Association.
Whatever the crisis, the FA always manages an own goal
Now, an angry Cllr Williams has called one complainant a "
lily-livered coward", voiced suspicions they had political allegiances to Plaid Cymru and said they lacked "decency" for targeting him while he was receiving treatment for cancer.
My accuser's just a lily-livered coward; Councillor furious over sheep carcass complaint
Verity will probably just adopt that cruel smile and write them off as
lily-livered baby-spoilers.
Love and affection? It's all a bit too much for the latest Queen of Mean
Those
lily-livered people have a lot to answer for.
Viewpoints 50 years on, are we safer?