chicken out
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chicken out
verb chickens out · chickening out · chickened out
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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.
Similar: bottle out, wuss out, wimp out, bottle it
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verb shy away from a daring task
| Español | apencarse, apendejarse, ciscarse, rajarse, apajuilarse, papelonearse |
|---|---|
| Português | amarelar, acovardar-se |
| Français | se dégonfler, lâcher, laisser tomber, lâcher l'affaire |
| Deutsch | kneifen, Schiss kriegen, davor zurückschrecken |
| Italiano | tirarsi indietro |
| Русский | испуга́ться ispugátʹsja, стру́сить strúsitʹ, засса́ть zassátʹ, забзде́ть zabzdétʹ, усса́ться ussátʹsja, обосса́ться obossátʹsja |
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