English Idioms: Chicken out
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Chicken out
Meaning: To refuse to do something because of fear.
Example: He chickened out just at the time they were taking him to operating theatre.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Chicken out
Meaning: To refuse to do something because of fear.
Example: He chickened out just at the time they were taking him to operating theatre.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Play a joke
Meaning: (Also play trick) to deceive someone for fun.
Example: On April fool’s day some people play practical jokes on their friends.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: All the more
Meaning: Even more.
Example: Her family didn’t want her to get married to her new boyfriend, but that just made her all the more determined.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Pressed for time
Meaning: If you are pressed for time, it means that you are in a hurry.
Example: I am sorry, I can’t talk to you right now; I’m pressed for time.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: On the same wavelength
Meaning: Thinking in the same pattern or in agreement.
Example: They’ve done a good job because they were on the same wavelength.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Nervous Nellie
Meaning: A nervous Nellie refers to someone whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
Example: He is a nervous Nellie; He can’t make a decision without the approval of wife.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning: To leave things as they are to avoid trouble.
Example: It would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the problem any further.