Meaning of Yello

[zeba]

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", question 8

As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ..........

(a) red
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) yellow

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", answer 8

As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.

Correct answer: (d) yellow

Your answer was: incorrect
As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were red.
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hi, could u explain why the answer is yellow and what does this word mean?

zeba

[Alan]

Being yellow suggests that you are a coward or that you are frightened of danger in other words you are not brave. There is another expression to have a yellow streak, which means the same.
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