100 Phrasal Verbs in 100 Days 10/100: To Chicken Out (Of Somerhing) 🐔 Have you ever planned to do something brave... but changed your mind at the last second? If so, then you chickened out! "To chicken out" means to decide not to do something because you’re scared or nervous. Normally, we "chicken out" of things like scary movies 🎬🧟♂️, roller-coasters🎢, or extreme sports ⛷️. Example: "I wanted to try skydiving, but I chickened out at the last minute!" 💬 What’s something you chickened out of?