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Nervous Nellie

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[Nervous Nellie] {n.}, {informal} A timid person who lacks determination and courage.

* /I say we will never win if we don't stop being Nervous Nellies!/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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