bottle out
To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerveTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
» Tom opened the bottle and poured out its contents.
Том открыл бутылку и вылил её содержимое.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal)To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
I had really wanted to dive off the 10-metre platform, but in the end I bottled out.
Examples
9 sentencesTom opened the bottle and poured out its contents.
ruТом открыл бутылку и вылил её содержимое.
Tom got a bottle of beer out of the fridge.
ruТом достал бутылку пива из холодильника.
deTom holte eine Flasche Bier aus dem Kühlschrank.
Tom got a bottle of water out of the fridge.
ruТом достал бутылку воды из холодильника.
deTom nahm eine Flasche Wasser aus dem Kühlschrank.
Tom took a bottle of pills out of his pocket.
ruТом вынул пузырёк с таблетками из кармана.
Tom pulled a bottle of bourbon out of his desk drawer.
Translations
2 languagesForms
bottles out, bottling out, bottled out, bottled out| Base form | bottle out · to bottle out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottles out |
| Present participle | bottling out |
| Past simple | bottled out |
| Past participle | bottled out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- bottle upзабороняти, пригнічуватиTo put into bottles.
- bottle offTo draw from a cask and put into bottles.
- bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
- bottle downTo stifle; to cause to dwindle or be suppressed.
- bottle awayTo store up or stock up.
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord 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
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb