as timid as a mouse

as timid as a mouse

Timid as beans, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǎ nxi ǎ or ú D ò u, meaning extremely timid. From the ghost of the black book.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 6 of the Black Ghost: "it's ridiculous that Chinese officials are as timid as peas, not to mention that they are scared when they see foreigners with short clothes, narrow sleeves, bee eyes and high noses. Even when they see a bachelor with no braids and a dog driving stick in his hand, they have to be afraid."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: timid as a mouse antonym: bold as a mouse

Idiom usage

To be timid is to be timid.