bottle out
bottle out
To lose one's nerve, courage, or resolve to undertake something. Primarily heard in UK. I wanted to ask Steve on a date, but I bottled out at the last minute.
See also: bottle, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bottle it
- lose (one's) bottle
- go in with good cards
- have nothing to do
- a whack at (something)
- set (someone or something) to work (on something)
- have your heart in
- have (one's) heart in (something)
- put (one's) hand to (something)
- bring sand to the beach