GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION
kneifen
pinch
pinch; be uncomfortably tight
chicken out; back out
IN CONTEXT
Als es darum ging, die gemeinsam vereinbarte Kritik tatsächlich vorzutragen, kniff er und überließ seiner Kollegin das unangenehme Gespräch.
When it came to actually voicing the criticism they had agreed on together, he chickened out and left his colleague to handle the unpleasant conversation.
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