bottle out
phrasal verb
bottled out; bottling out; bottles out
British slang
: to become too afraid to do something : to lose one's nerve
I was going to ask him but then I bottled out.
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Offering cash to get plastic bottles out of the waste stream is a simple, effective solution.
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Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
The singer did, pausing her performance to tell staff to help distressed people, and once tossing a bottle out to the crowd herself.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
The singer did, pausing her performance to tell staff to help distressed people, and once tossing a bottle out to the crowd herself.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
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“Bottle out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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