Question

Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Show the white feather

• A. To act cowardly
• B. To signal for help
• C. To display courage
• D. To admit defeat gracefully

Answer 1

Answer:

A. To act cowardly

To act cowardly

• The idiom "to show the white feather" originates from cockfighting, where a white feather in a cockerel's tail was seen as a sign of a crossbreed and a lack of pure breeding/courage. It means to behave in a cowardly manner.