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chicken out

VERB
back down
Synonyms
WEAK
avoid back down back out back pedal beg off blow it off bow out cancel cop out funk out get cold feet give up give way go back on have no stomach for make concessions pull out recant renege resign scratch shy from surrender throw in the towel turn yellow weasel out wiggle out wimp out withdraw worm out yield

Example Sentences

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I've just pulled some sliced chicken out of the fridge, as I set out to make up some sandwiches.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

Murdaugh testified that he saw them around the same time he took a chicken out of the mouth of one of their dogs, Bubba, who had been chasing the chicken on their property.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

“We gave them the freedom to finish it, and not cop out. We didn’t want to chicken out of anything.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

And now Chelsi Stone is glad she didn’t chicken out.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

The customers pick their chicken out of the tank and bag it themselves.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan