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
Malloy	['mæləri]
Kincaid	[kin'keid]
Murna	MUR-na	Irish
Phil	FIL	English
Walden	['wɔ:ldən]
Katerina	-	Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman