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
And now Chelsi Stone is glad she didn’t chicken out.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
I didn’t just chicken out of it, so I am definitely proud of that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
And then, before he could chicken out, he asked the one that haunted him.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
