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verb 
  1. (idiom) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
    We almost convinced his mom to ride the roller coaster, but she chickened out when she saw how high it went.
Translations: 
  • French: se dégonfler, lí¢cher
  • German: kneifen
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: acobardarse, ciscarse (italbrac, Mexico), achicarse (italbrac, River Plate region)
    (trans-bottom)

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