<b>Neil</b>##[12016]So, big presentation today, Feifei! How are you feeling?

[15969]####<b>Feifei</b>##[15970]Yeah, I’m ok, Neil. All prepared. I do feel a bit

nervous… I just need to remind myself to slow down and take a sip of water when I
feel anxious![26670]####<b>Neil</b>##[26671]Good plan! OK, I'll see you later. Good
luck… Hey! So how did it go?[35798]####<b>Feifei</b>##[35799]Not great.
[36884]####<b>Neil</b>##[36885]What happened? You lost your bottle?
[39453]####<b>Feifei</b>##[39454]Actually, I took a glass of water.
[42093]####<b>Neil</b>##[42094]Oh right. You know the phrase 'to lose your bottle'
means 'to lose your confidence and fail to do something, or decide not to do it'.
[50214]####<b>Feifei</b>##[50215]Thanks for teaching me this phrase when I'm
feeling awful. [53950]####<b>Neil</b>##[53951]Yes, sorry. You can also simply say
'to bottle it' which also means 'to lose your courage and fail to do something'.
Err, examples time?[63982] ####<b>Examples</b>##[63983]He was going to ask his
girlfriend to marry him but lost his bottle at the last minute. She asked him
instead.[71330] ####[71331]I thought about painting my front door bright green but
I bottled it. I went for a conservative grey instead.[80267]
####<b>Feifei</b>##[80268]Anyway Neil, aren't you giving a presentation this
afternoon?[85141]####<b>Neil</b>##[85142]Err... I was going to.
[87013]####<b>Feifei</b>##[87014]Oh? You mean, you're not going to do it now?
[89680] ####<b>Neil</b>##[89681]Well, you see, I just had so much work on this
week, and I've not really had time at all…[96480]####<b>Feifei</b>##[96481]Yeah,
yeah, I get it. You bottled it.[100020] ####<b>Neil</b>##[100021]You got me. I just
hate presentations![102621] ####<b>Feifei</b>##[102622]Well, that makes two of us!
Bye.[113520]####<b>Neil</b>##Bye.##