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chicken out
chicken out vb (intr, adverb) informal to fail to do something through fear or lack of conviction Thesaurus| Verb | 1. chicken out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"bow out, back down, back off, pull outretire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"pull out, get out - move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"resile - pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease" |
Translationschicken (ˈtʃikin) noun1. a young bird, especially a young hen. She keeps chickens. 小雞 小鸡2. its flesh used as food. a plate of fried chicken. 雞肉 鸡肉3. (slang.) a coward. （俚）膽小鬼 （俚）胆小鬼 ˌchicken-ˈhearted adjective cowardly. 膽怯的 胆怯的ˈchicken-pox noun an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. 水痘 水痘chicken out to avoid doing something because of cowardice. He chickened out at the last minute. 臨陣脫逃 因害怕而停止做某事，退缩 chicken out
chicken outslang To refuse to do something due to fear (real or perceived). Jumping off the high-dive is fun! Don't chicken out! I didn't chicken out, I just changed my mind, OK?See also: chicken, outchicken out (of something)Inf. to manage to get out of something, usually because of fear or cowardice. Come on! Don't chicken out now! Freddy chickened out of the plan at the last minute.See also: chicken, outchicken outBack out from fear, lose one's nerve, as in In the end I chickened out and took the easier route down the mountain. Chicken is a popular synonym for "cowardly," a usage arising in the 1600s and 1700s but then apparently abandoned until the 20th century. [Slang; c. 1930] See also: chicken, outchicken outv. Slang To decide not to do or complete an activity due to fear: My friends dared me to jump into the pond, but I chickened out and climbed down from the tree.See also: chicken, outchicken out verbSee chicken out of somethingSee also: chicken, outEncyclopediaSeechickenChicken Out
A colloquial expression meaning to avoid performing a task out of fear of potential adverse resultschicken out
Synonyms for chicken outverb remove oneself from an obligationSynonyms- bow out
- back down
- back off
- pull out
Related Words- retire
- withdraw
- pull out
- get out
- resile
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