faint-hearted
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Herzl found Rothschild paternalistic and overly timid, “a decent, good-natured, faint-hearted man, who utterly fails to understand the matter,” as he wrote in his diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
From repeatedly whacking steel with a heavy hammer to sitting sweat-drenched by a hearth for hours, the daily grind of blademaking is also not for the faint-hearted.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
The first Test on a spicy Perth pitch, then the pink-ball Test in Brisbane will not be for the faint-hearted.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
The Senedd can be a quiet place at times and a windswept Cardiff Bay is not for the faint-hearted during winter months.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
It is notorious in the trotting world that faint-hearted and pessimistic drivers often lose races which they ought to win.
From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane
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