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chicken out

verb

Definitions

  1. To shy away from a daring task

    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.
    • I dismiss Reporters Without Borders. Completely nonsensical. We invited them in for a select committee hearing, and in the true heritage of free speech, they chickened out.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA