break loose (free oneself) They had tied me to a chair, but I was able to break loose and flee the building. The prisoner broke loose from the police officer. envocabulary.com
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chicken out informal, disapproving (decide not to do something because of fear) Jack was going to go skydiving, but he chickened out. I’ll go with you, and I’m not going to chicken out. Matt decided to ask her on a date, but he changed his mind and chickened out …
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chicken feed (a very small sum of money) His salary is only chicken feed. He’ll lend me $2000, but that would be chicken feed compared to what I need. The rent of a modest place to live isn’t chicken feed. envocabulary.com
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change horses in midstream (change plans when you are in the middle of something) You already signed the contract; you can’t change horses in midstream. It was very wise of you not to change horses in midstream. envocabulary.com
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chomp at the bit (waiting impatiently to do something) The prisoners were chomping at the bit to go out. We were chomping at the bit to dive into the swimming pool. envocabulary.com
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