chicken out

• Verbo usado para dizer que alguém desiste de fazer algo por medo ou falta de coragem.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. To withdraw due to fearinformal

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

   Acovardar-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosback outbail outpull out

   Antônimosbraveconfrontdareface