chicken out

• Deutsches Verb (meist umgangssprachlich), das ausdrückt, dass jemand aus Angst oder Feigheit vor einer Sache zurückschreckt oder einen Rückzieher macht.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of deciding not to do something because of fear or lack of courage.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. To withdraw due to fearinformal

   To decide not to do something because you are too scared or nervous.

   Sich aus Angst zurückziehen

   • He was going to ask her out, but he chickened out at the last minute.
   • She chickened out of the bungee jump when she saw how high it was.
   • They planned to go camping in the woods, but they chickened out after hearing strange noises.

   Synonymeback outbail outpull out

   Antonymebraveconfrontdareface