lose (one's) bottle



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.
See also: bottle, lose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sopheap-Khmer
Patricia[pə'triʃə]
LuxLUKS (English)Various
GreysonGRAY-sənEnglish (Modern)
AurÉLia-Hungarian
Rajendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Nepali