not say boo to a goose〈俗〉〔wouldn't, couldn'〔that以下〕などとなることが多い。〕
小心でもともと勇気が欠けているために、そうやれない人は、特に良き相談役として利用すべきです。
they may fail to do this through pusillanimity and a natural want of courage, in which case you ought to make use of them, especially of those who are of good counsel;〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ(独立行政法人情報通信研究機構)〕"_PRI2-09", "2598641"
That a man should lie in wait for and follow a very handsome woman is no unheard-of thing, and if he has so little audacity that he not only dared not address her, but even fled from her approach, he was not a very formidable assailant.〔【出典】英文:"The Adventure of the Solitaly Cyclist" by Arthur Conan Doyle、訳者:大久保ゆう〕"_CO-SOLI", "2460417"