Complete Definition of "chicken out"

English

Verb
chicken out
#idiom To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
#:We almost convinced his mom to ride the roller coaster, but she chickened out when she saw how high it went.

Translations
trans-top|shy away from a daring task
French: se dégonfler, lâcher
German: kneifen
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Spanish: acobardarse, ciscarse italbrac|Mexico, achicarse italbrac|River Plate region
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