chicken out sl.

chicken out sl.
chicken out sl. выйти из игры, грозящей неприятностями; пойти на попятныйHe chickened out of climbing up the tree. The boy was afraid that if he didnot join the others in the crime, they would say he had chickened out.

Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. . 1969.

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  • Chicken Out — may refer to: Chicken Out (album), a 1994 album by the Ziggens Chicken Out Rotisserie, a chain of fast food restaurants Chicken Out , a song by Gomez from Split the Difference This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title …   Wikipedia

  • chicken out — [v] back out avoid, back down, back pedal*, beg off*, blow it off*, cancel, chicken out*, cop out*, get cold feet*, give up, go back on, recant, renege, resign, scratch, shy from, surrender, throw in the towel*, turn yellow*, weasel out, welsh,… …   New thesaurus

  • chicken out — verb remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down, ↑bow out • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw …   Useful english dictionary

  • chicken out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms chicken out : present tense I/you/we/they chicken out he/she/it chickens out present participle chickening out past tense chickened out past participle chickened out informal to not do something you were… …   English dictionary

  • chicken out — PHRASAL VERB If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid. [INFORMAL] [V P of n] His mother complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weddings …   English dictionary

  • chicken out —    If you chicken out of something, you decide not to do something because you are afraid.     He decided to join a karate class, but chickened out at the last minute …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Chicken Out Rotisserie — Type Private company Industry Restaurants Founded 1991 Headquarters Gaithersburg, Maryland …   Wikipedia

  • Chicken Out (disambiguation) — Chicken Out may refer to: *Chicken Out, an album by The Ziggens released in 1994 *Chicken Out Rotisserie, a Washington, DC area chain of fast food restaurants serving chicken and country style foods * Chicken Out, a song by Gomez from their album …   Wikipedia

  • chicken out (of something doing something) — ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth) derived (informal) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid • You re not going to chicken out, are you? • Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I chickened out at the last moment.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chicken out (of of doing something) — ˌchicken ˈout (of sth/of doing sth) derived (informal) to decide not to do sth because you are afraid • You re not going to chicken out, are you? • Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I chickened out at the last moment.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chicken out (of something) — in. to manage to get out of something, usually because of fear or cowardice. □ Come on! Don’t chicken out now! □ Freddy chickened out of the plan at the last minute …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions


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