| 词汇 | bottle out |
| 释义 | Phr V bottle out bottles, bottling, bottled bottle out British informal to suddenly decide not to do something because you are afraidShe was going to do a parachute jump but bottled out at the last minute. bottle out verb to lose your nerve. From BOTTLE (nerve), a contraction of 'bottle fallen out' UK, 1979bottle out BrE informal to suddenly decide not to do something that you had agreed or promised to do, because you are afraid or nervous - used especially to show disapproval: You said you wanted a fight - it's too late to bottle out now! The Blair government seem to be bottling out on its promises to ban fox-hunting.■ SIMILAR TO: chicken out bottle outTo lose one's nerve, courage, or resolve to undertake something. Primarily heard in UK. I wanted to ask Steve on a date, but I bottled out at the last minute. |
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