chicken out
To shy away from a daring taskTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
» I was afraid I might chicken out.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)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.
kneifen, Schiss kriegen, davor zurückschrecken
испуга́тьсяispugátʹsja, стру́ситьstrúsitʹ, засса́тьzassátʹ
злякатисяzljakatysja
- remove oneself from an obligation
Examples
37 sentencesI was afraid I might chicken out.
I was afraid that I might chicken out.
How can you get a chicken bone out of your throat?
Tom chickened out.
Том злякався. — deniko
ruТом наложил в штаны. — Karok
deTom hat einen Rückzieher gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I didn't chicken out.
ruЯ не струсил. — odexed
Translations
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Forms
chickens out, chickening out, chickened out, chickened out| Base form | chicken out · to chicken out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chickens out |
| Present participle | chickening out |
| Past simple | chickened out |
| Past participle | chickened out |
irregular
Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons 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