This idiom is used to indicate someone who is a coward
or someone who is afraid of something. The following
video is a movie clip from Back to the Future 3. They
use the idioms "yellow" and "yellow belly" in this
scene.
Video:
Back to the Future 3 "Nobody Calls Me Yellow"
Back to the Future 3 is a 1990 American science fiction comedy
Western film. This is
the scene
"Nobody Calls Me Yellow" which shows usage of a couple of
idioms.
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