bottle it
To suppress an action or expression, especially when due to lack of courageTo suppress an action or expression, especially when due to lack of courage.
» Tom threw a rock at the bottle, hit it and broke it.
Tom warf einen Stein nach der Flasche und traf sie, wodurch sie zu Bruch ging.
Meaning
4 senses(Cockney, UK, informal, slang)To suppress an action or expression, especially when due to lack of courage.
(Cockney, UK, informal, slang)To lose one's nerve.
(Cockney, UK, informal, slang)To run away, especially when due to lack of courage.
(Cockney, UK, especially, informal, slang)To fail in an embarrassing way in a crucial situation, especially due to nerves.
Examples
24 sentencesTom threw a rock at the bottle, hit it and broke it.
deTom warf einen Stein nach der Flasche und traf sie, wodurch sie zu Bruch ging.
Tom took a pill from the bottle and swallowed it.
ruТом достал из пузырька таблетку и проглотил её.
Tom took a pill from the prescription bottle and put it in his mouth.
Find an empty bottle and fill it with water.
Знайдіть порожню пляшку та налийте в неї води.
ruНайди пустую бутылку и наполни её водой.
deFinde eine leere Flasche und fülle sie mit Wasser.
Carry the bottle without breaking it.
Origin
From Cockney rhyming slang bottle and glass, originally meaning arse. lose one's nerve wasFrom Cockney rhyming slang bottle and glass, originally meaning arse. lose one's nerve was vulgarly lose one's arse, euphemised to lose one's bottle, clipped to bottle and subsequently given a dummy pronoun. See bottle.
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Forms
bottles it, bottling it, bottled it, bottled it| Base form | bottle it · to bottle it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottles it |
| Present participle | bottling it |
| Past simple | bottled it |
| Past participle | bottled it |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle