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To bottle out of something is to suddenly decide not to do something because you are afraid.
Informal British English expression.
Examples of use:
1. Marco was supposed to be doing a parachute jump yesterday but he bottled out.
2. She bottled out of the bungee jump.
3. I bottled out of my driving test.
4. I hope he doesn't bottle out of his English exam.
| infinitive | bottle out |
| present simple | bottle out and bottles out |
| -ing form | bottling out |
| past simple | bottled out |
| past particple | bottled out |
Can you use bottle out in a sentence?
Have you bottled out of something?
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