Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
chicken out (of something doing something) — ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth) derived (informal) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid • You re not going to chicken out, are you? • Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I chickened out at the last moment.… … Useful english dictionary
chicken out — If you chicken out of something, you decide not to do something because you are afraid. He decided to join a karate class, but chickened out at the last minute … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
chicken out (of of doing something) — ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth) derived (informal) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid • You re not going to chicken out, are you? • Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I chickened out at the last moment.… … Useful english dictionary
chicken out — verb remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down, ↑bow out • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw … Useful english dictionary
chicken out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms chicken out : present tense I/you/we/they chicken out he/she/it chickens out present participle chickening out past tense chickened out past participle chickened out informal to not do something you were… … English dictionary
chicken out — PHRASAL VERB If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid. [INFORMAL] [V P of n] His mother complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings … English dictionary
wimp out (of something) — in. to chicken ut (of something); to get out of something, leaving others to carry the burden. □ Come on! Don’t wimp out now that there’s all this work to be done. □ Ted wimped out on us … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chicken out — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. * /I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I ve chickened out./ * /I decided to take… … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken out — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. * /I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I ve chickened out./ * /I decided to take… … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken\ out — v. phr. informal To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I ve chickened out. I decided to take flying… … Словарь американских идиом
