Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.
- 0 Views
“
I had really wanted to dive off the 10-meter platform, but in the end I bottled out.
Submitted on August 28, 2012
More phrases:
- come across
- drill down
- go off
- lay low
- mike up
- narrow down
- put on
- ring in
- spread out
- stretch out
- take back
- take on
- tee off
- throw a fit
- tuck in
- zip up
- been there, done that
- blessing in disguise
- company
- feather in one's cap
- get off
- give somebody an earful
- give somebody what-for
- hand in hand
- how's tricks
- if only
- in evidence
- in order
- jump the gun
- keep quiet
- kick ass
- kindred spirit
- king
- labor of love
- let her rip
- lion
- look like
- make an honest woman
- much of a muchness
- old stick
- on hold
- on the horn
- on the pill
- on top of the world
- one of those days
- one-off
- out of order
- over and over
- point the finger at
- price on one's head
- quick-and-dirty
- raise the bar
- red face test
- red letter day
- rock bottom
- rock the boat
- run out of steam
- rush hour
- see eye to eye
- shotgun
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 May 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In