- bottle out phrasal
- verb (I) BrE informal to suddenly decide not to do something because you are frightened: "Did you tell him?" "No, I bottled out at the last minute."
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
bottle out phrasal
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bottle out — (slang) To lose one s nerve and withdraw (from eg a contest) • • • Main Entry: ↑bottle * * * ˌbottle ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bottle out … Useful english dictionary
bottle out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bottle out : present tense I/you/we/they bottle out he/she/it bottles out present participle bottling out past tense bottled out past participle bottled out British informal to not do something because you… … English dictionary
bottle out — PHRASAL VERB If you bottle out, you lose your courage at the last moment and do not do something you intended to do. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] I haven t come all this way to bottle out. Syn: chicken out … English dictionary
bottle — bot|tle1 [ batl ] noun *** 1. ) count a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck: an empty beer bottle bottle of: a bottle of champagne/perfume/cooking oil a ) the liquid in a bottle or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bottle — [[t]bɒ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ bottles, bottling, bottled 1) N COUNT A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top. There were two empty beer bottles on… … English dictionary
bottle — I UK [ˈbɒt(ə)l] / US [ˈbɑt(ə)l] noun Word forms bottle : singular bottle plural bottles *** 1) a) [countable] a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck an empty beer bottle bottle of:… … English dictionary
pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
top — 1 noun (C) 1 THE HIGHEST PART the highest part of something: the top of: Place the mixture in the top of the oven. | The top of the mountain is covered with snow. | I filled the glass right to the top. | She could only just see over the tops of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
