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
Maral	-	Armenian
Kevan	-	Irish
Yousef	-	Arabic
Quintus	KWIN-tuws (Ancient Roman), KWIN-təs (English)	Ancient Roman
Clemens	KLE-mens (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Bindy	BIN-dee	English