English @ the Movies: 'Scaredy-cat'

source: VOA Learning English      2016年1月8日
Have you heard the phrase, "scaredy-cat?" It is today's English @ the Movies phrase from the movie "Goosebumps." If you are scared, you are frightened. Do you think scaredy-cat is about cats, or people? Watch, listen, and find out.
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# scaredy-cat (informal): someone who is very afraid of something--used mainly by children or when speaking to children. Don't be a scaredy-cat. The frog won't hurt you. (source: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/scaredy-cat)