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lose one's bottle

verb

Definitions

  1. To lose courage and determination.

    • “You'll never lose your bottle for football,” Kate promised him. “No matter how long you'll be out for. Keep the faith, Shaggy. Nothing is set in stone forever. The bloke who nicked the Sea Journey has to be caught.”
    • On the Friday, I took her home and, after a quick snog, completely lost my bottle.
    • It was just before she went to Europe, I made her swear that she wouldn't tell you that she had seen me just in case I lost my bottle again and didn't come home.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, bottle.

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