lose (one's) bottle

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 lost my bottle at the last minute.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bernadette	[.bə:nə'det]
Elena	[ə'leinə]
Alphonso	al-FAHN-zo	English
Gawahir	-	Arabic
Anastasija	-	Macedonian, Serbian
Carleton	KAHRL-tən	English