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 out retire, 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"

Translations

? chicken out

vi (inf) → kneifen (inf)