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to chicken out
[phrase form: chicken]
01
to not to do something one planned because they feel scared or hesitant
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
out
base verb
chicken
present tense
chicken out
3rd person singular
chickens out
present participle
chickening out
past simple
chickened out
past participle
chickened out
Examples
She tends to chicken out of social events because of her shyness.
