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
Ampelius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Cash	[kæʃ]
Nadezhda	nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Basya	-	Hebrew
Odile	-	French
Lalia	-	English (Rare)