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
Holly	HAHL-ee	English
Treasa	TRA-sa	Irish
Line	-	Danish, Norwegian, French
SulisŁAw	suw-LEE-swahf	Polish
Yevgeniya	yev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yah	Russian
Abessalom	-	Biblical Greek