white feather in English

noun
1
a white feather given to someone as a sign that the giver considers them a coward.
When young army officer Harry Feversham loses his nerve on the eve of being despatched to the Sudan, his three closest colleagues brand him a coward by sending him white feathers .

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1. 4 Cowards "show the white feather".

2. 1 Don't show the white feather to the enemy.

3. 3 Don't show the white feather; fight for your beliefs.

4. 2 eg:Don't show the white feather, fight for your beliefs.

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6. 7 Don't show the white feather in front of these people. Pull yourself together!

7. 5 Pull yourself together, do you want to show the white feather in front of your family?

8. 6 Pull yourself together ; do you want to show the white feather in front of these people?

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