I saw a comment in football as below. What does the word "bottle" mean in that sentence?
The team played well in the first half but after they scored we bottled it. Even the manager couldn't look when we refused to attack and we were very lucky at the end.
Top answer
It means 'we lost our nerve and stopped trying'.
— Rover_KE
It means 'we lost our nerve and stopped trying'.
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