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Meanings of chicken out in English

Remove oneself from an obligation.

Synonyms
Examples for "back off"
Examples for "back off"
1
Nicky let me go; he let me draw back off his body.
Kiss The Dead
2
If the recent 200-plus losses are causing you serious stress, back off.
Reuters
3
We need to back off that business with medal forecasts, he said.
News.com.au
4
For a moment Vince had a choice: back off or keep going.
Throttle
5
Maybe you should back off a bit in case she sees us.
The cold light of mourning
1
The German utilities decided to pull out of building new nuclear plants.
The Guardian
2
The Tajik government asked Russia in 2004 to pull out its troops.
Reuters
3
Analysts say smaller players may instead choose to pull out of Europe.
Reuters
4
Abbott is already seeking to pull out of one deal this year.
Reuters
5
Mr Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of negotiations over the issue.
The Irish Times
1
Folding her arms, Linda said, 'You can't go back down south yet.
Valis
2
He added the Islamic state should not back down on nuclear rights.
The Irish Times
3
However, Mastro argues Beijing's response will likely be to not back down.
News.com.au
4
The power in Gregg was impatient, eager; he forced it back down.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
5
We dropped back down to ground level in five point eight seconds.
The Andalite Chronicles
1
Trying to discover whether she wanted to fight or bow out gracefully.
Love is the best medicine: what two dogs taught one veterinarian...
2
But I believe now is the time to bow out, he added.
Radio NZ
3
But the Fringe is determined not to bow out without a fight.
Radio NZ
4
Fitzgerald will bow out of his involvement with the centre in December.
The Irish Times
5
But Nigel Clough's players do not bow out of knockout competitions easily.
The Guardian
Usage of chicken out in English
1
They probably want me to shoo a chicken out of their way.
Prudence of the Parsonage
2
But most of us chicken out of actually making the quantum leap.
The Irish Times
3
Pounding the chicken out before you cook it helps weaken that collagen.
Wired
4
Behind them, Mawu walked, holding the chicken out in front of her.
Wench: a novel
5
Turn off the cooker, lift the chicken out onto a low-sided tray, etc.
Radio NZ
6
Take the chicken out of the fridge the following day and dredge it.
The Guardian
7
I'm cool until a car finally slows down, then I almost chicken out.
Freaks and revelations
8
You're not going to chicken out on me now, are you?
Burned
9
But I couldn't be rude, either, and spit the chicken out.
Bloodthirsty
10
All you did was chicken out like the rest of us.
When the wind blows
11
Knowing she was about to chicken out of telling the truth.
The lake
12
Shaking and woozy, I told myself, This is no time to ' chicken out.'
Blood Brothers: A Medic's Sketch Book
13
Nobody ever said 'hopeless,' though; that's where we'd chicken out.
Revolutionary Road
14
She'd been afraid the conversation might not go exactly right, and she'd chicken out.
Naughty neighbor
15
Something in her light tone made me almost chicken out.
I shot you babe
16
So now it's all for nothing because you want to chicken out and run.
The wrong venus
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