Emotions & feelings
chicken out of something
decide not to do something from fear
To decide not to do something because you are too frightened or nervous.
Hear it in real life
Did you ask for a pay rise?
No, I chickened out when my manager called me in.
I nearly went on the roller coaster, but I chickened out at the last minute.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I chickened from singing.
Say: I chickened out of singing.
Use “chicken out of” before a noun or -ing activity.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
chicken out of something; chicken out and do something
Your turn: say it out loud
I nearly went on the roller coaster, but I chickened out at the last minute.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
chicken out of something
decide not to do something from fear
“I nearly went on the roller coaster, but I chickened out at the last minute.”
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