Chicken Out Of Doing Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Chicken Out Of Doing Something Idiom mean?

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chicken out of (doing something) What does chicken out of (doing something) mean?	to stop doing something because of fear	My friend was planning to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.
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on location What does "on location" mean?	a movie being filmed in a location away from the movie studio	The movie was filmed on location in the mountains.

control (someone) with an iron fist What does "control (someone) with an iron fist" mean?	to have strict and complete control over someone or a group of people	The manager controls the staff with an iron fist.
down the line What does "down the line" mean?	straight ahead, in the future	There will be many changes in our company down the line.
lift a finger What does "lift a finger" mean?	to help as little as possible (usually used in the negative)	My niece will never lift a finger to help anyone.
one good turn deserves another What does "one good turn deserves another" mean?	if someone helps you then you should help them in return	One good turn deserves another so I was happy to help my friend move after he had helped me.
Fate worse than death What does "Fate worse than death" mean?	Describing something as a fate worse than death is a fairly common way of implying that it is unpleasant.

small fry What does "small fry" mean?	unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish)	The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
busman's holiday What does "busman's holiday" mean?	a holiday where you spend your time doing the same thing that you would do if you were working	The doctor felt that he was on a busman's holiday when everyone at the meeting began to ask him about their medical problems.
make (someone's) flesh crawl What does "make (someone's) flesh crawl" mean?	to become frightened so that your skin feels funny or you get goose bumps	The movie was very scary and from the beginning it made my flesh crawl.
sink into despair What does "sink into despair" mean?	to grieve or to become depressed	The woman sank into despair when she learned that she had lost her job.

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Chicken Out Of Doing Something Idiom