bottle out

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 out at the last minute.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheridan	['ʃeridn]
Enda	-	Irish
Hakeem	-	Arabic
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
YasİN	-	Turkish
Lodewijk	-	Dutch