bottle it

To lose one's nerve, courage, or resolve to undertake something. Primarily heard in UK. I wanted to ask Steve on a date, but I bottled it at the last minute.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Botond	-	Hungarian
Kerneels	-	Dutch
Mayamiko	mah-yah-MEE-ko	Southern African, Chewa
Verissimus	-	Late Roman
Agness	['ægnis]
Fadil	-	Arabic