gutless wonder
Example Sentences
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Dutiful and long-suffering, she recognizes what a “striving, gutless wonder she’d married,” but she can’t escape.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2015
Lesser invests Matt with plenty of naturalistic authenticity, but cannot prevent his character from coming across as a gutless wonder whose unfaltering deference towards his wife seems more truckling than tender.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2014
The gutless wonder wouldn’t even look me in the eye.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
