chickened

• “We know who signed and then who chickened, which is a kind word for it.”

  Oral History Interview with Martha C. McKay, March 29, 1974. Interview A-0324. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

• “I mean, it sort of seems like Judd Gregg is the runaway bride, Wolf, you know, who kind of chickened out because ...”

  CNN Transcript Feb 12, 2009

• “Generally, I make these crispier than you see in the photo-I kind of chickened out, thinking it would look burnt.”

  Americana

• “Most of our men had kind of chickened out on us, and most of us that were sticking were the women.”

  Oral History Interview with Eula McGill, February 3, 1976. Interview G-0040-1. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

• “The old lady saw Joe noticing and let him know she was available, interested, ready to go, but Joe chickened out.”

  Fictionaut: The Goal by Matthew Licht

• “I pulled my trekking pants about halfway down (yes, they make pants for every occasion nowadays) before I chickened out – aching butt be damned.”

  Squat Toilets in A Faraway Place » Dave Brosha Photography

• “I chickened out and couldn't keep pulling the trigger when he begged me not to do it the first time.”

  The Washington Post: Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend reacts to breakup with threats

• “Bleeding heart conservative crybaby who chickened out of a speaking event due to the mean and scary Canadains.”

  Think Progress » Coulter Cancels Speech In Canada After 2,000 Students Show Up To Protest Her Appearance

• “Sarah Palin wanted to try teabagging, but she chickened out.”

  Think Progress » Walk Back Watch: McConnell Admits GOP Will ‘Probably Not’ Be Able To Undo The Entire Health Reform Law

• “So like Sarah Palin, you tea-baggers chickened out and quit because you got heat from a few liberals?”

  Think Progress » Traditional Values Coalition Tells Senators To Block Judicial Nominee Because She’s A ‘Radical Lesbian’

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