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chicken out
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chicken out(
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kihn
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. acobardarse
Ivan was going to jump off the cliff into the river, but then he chickened out.Iván iba a tirarse al río desde el precipicio, pero luego se acobardó.
b. rajarse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Federico's not going to steal that gum. He's going to chicken out.Federico no va a robar ese chicle. Se va a rajar.
c. amilanarse
You can't chicken out every time life gets difficult.No te puedes amilanar cada vez que la vida se te hace difícil.
d. achicarse
Don't chicken out. We're all in this together.No te achiques. Estamos metidos todos por igual.
e. achicopalarse (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Are you going to ask her out this time, or are you just going to chicken out again?¿Esta vez la vas a invitar a salir? ¿O vas a volver a achicopalarte?
f. aculillarse (colloquial) (Central America) (Colombia) (Dominican Republic)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Pepe always chickens out at the first sign of danger.Pepe siempre se aculilla con la primera indicación de peligro.
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