chicken out
English
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Verb
chicken out (third-person singular simple present chickens out, present participle chickening out, simple past and past participle chickened out)
- (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
- We almost convinced his dad to ride the roller coaster, but he chickened out when he saw how high it went.
Synonyms
- bottle out
- wuss out
- wimp out
- bottle it (back out, avoid the challenge)
Translations
shy away from a daring task
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