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chicken out

lack nerves to act
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I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee jumping when I saw how high it was.

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Submitted on May 02, 2013

Additional definitions for 'chicken out':

chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.
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Rückzieher machen

inába száll a bátorsága

临阵退缩

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