bottle it
English
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Verb
editbottle it (third-person singular simple present bottles it, present participle bottling it, simple past and past participle bottled it)
- (UK, informal) To suppress an action or expression, especially when due to lack of courage.
- (UK, informal) To lose one's nerve.
- (UK, informal) To run away, especially when due to lack of courage.
See also
editReferences
edit- “bottle it” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “bottle it”, in Collins English Dictionary.