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
“It’s really important when our country is going to crap, and maybe if it starts lightning right now, I might chicken out and run away,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
And now Chelsi Stone is glad she didn’t chicken out.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
But what if it had locked my chicken out of her house?
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
