bottle out Definition

bottle
noun

1. A hollow glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, for holding liquids.
2. A bottleful.
3. A baby's feeding bottle or the liquid in it.
(Brit)
4. slang
Courage, nerve or confidence.
Example: He said he'd jump, but then he lost his bottle
5. slang
Drinking of alcohol, especially to excess (especially hit or take to the bottle).
Form: the bottle (usually)

verb

bottled, bottling
1. To put something into, enclose or store it in bottles.

Etymology: 14c: ultimately Latin buttis a cask.

Phrasal Verb: bottle something off

To draw (wine or spirits) from the cask and put into bottles.

Phrasal Verb: bottle out

To lose one's courage and decide not to do something.

Phrasal Verb: bottle something up

To hold back or suppress (one's feelings about something).