chicken out
Example Sentences
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“I hope this data helps people not chicken out — like, just go through the front door. It’s not that hard.”
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 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
I choose a Mozart piece that Grandpa used to like, turn the volume way down, and press the Play button before I can chicken out.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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