bottle out (bottle out)

Phrasal-verb Emotion

意味

to decide not to express your feelings because of fear or shyness

恐れや恥ずかしさから自分の気持ちを表現しないことを決める (osore ya hazukashisa kara jibun no kimochi o hyōgen shinai koto o kimeru)

例文

"He wanted to tell her how he felt but bottled out at the last moment."

"彼は彼女に自分の気持ちを伝えたかったが、最後の瞬間に言い出せなくなった。" (Kare wa kanojo ni jibun no kimochi o tsutaetakatta ga, saigo no shunkan ni **iidasenakatta**.)