bottle out
中高级 (B2) informal
To suddenly decide not to do something scary because you get too frightened at the last minute.
"He was going to do a bungee jump but bottled out at the top of the platform."
To suddenly decide not to do something scary because you get too frightened at the last minute.
"He was going to do a bungee jump but bottled out at the top of the platform."
