bottle out

English

Verb

bottle out

1. (UK, informal) To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.

   I had really wanted to dive off the 10-meter platform, but in the end I bottled out.

   Synonyms: lose one's nerve, get cold feet

Translations

Translations

• French: craquer (fr), se dégonfler
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See also

• chicken out