Meanings
adjectivetimid as a mouse (not comparable)
- colloquialnot comparablesimileVery timid.
Synonyms: mouse-hearted, timid as a rabbit · Antonyms: brave as a lion
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 膽小如鼠 /胆小如鼠
- 膽小如鼠 /胆小如鼠 (dǎnxiǎorúshǔ)very timid
Finnish arka kuin jänis
- arka kuin jänisvery timid
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