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bottle out

British  

verb

  1. slang (intr, adverb) to lose one's nerve

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The video also shows a passenger in the blue BMW throwing a water bottle out the window in the direction of the cyclists.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Later, her son’s girlfriend emptied the bottle out.

From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 29, 2024

The team first ran their algorithm on a simulation of a robot that was directed to push a bottle out of the way without knocking it over.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

Because of that, it’s difficult to make a new bottle out of an old bottle or a new mouse out of an old mouse.

From The Verge • Oct. 6, 2021

Sula watched him—or rather the rhythm in his throat —with growing interest When he had had enough, he poured the rest into the sink, rinsed the bottle out and presented it to her.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison