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chicken out
chicken out
synonyms
back down
pull out
bow out
surrender
back off
resign
yield
cop out
throw in the towel
give up
abandon
drop
concede
wuss out
go back on
quit
stop
withdraw
walk out on
recant
renege
bail out
beg off
cancel
back out
back pedal
wimp out
submit
cry uncle
wash one’s hands of
get cold feet
desist
cut out
scratch
wiggle out
welsh
fold
hand over
take the oath
leave off
weasel out
drop like a hot potato
shy from
waive
give in
comply
despair
collapse
relinquish
worm out
chicken out
definitions
verb
To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.