chicken out (chicken out)

Idiom Fear

含义

to decide not to do something because of fear

因为害怕而决定不做某事 (yīnwèi hàipà ér juédìng bù zuò mǒu shì)

例句

"He was going to ask her out but chickened out at the last minute."

"他本来要约她出去,但在最后一刻临阵退缩了。" (Tā běnlái yào yuē tā chūqù, dàn zài zuìhòu yī kè **lín zhèn tuìsuō** le.)