Is it possible to use "infinitive" after chicken out?
She chickened out to go there by herself.
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That's not how we'd phrase it, no.
Most people would say:
She chickened out of going there by herself.
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2Alternate suggestion: "She chickened out and didn't go there by herself." – Nate Barbettini Oct 05 '21 at 16:22
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another alt: "[When it came to] going there by herself, she chickened out" [] portion is very malleable. – TCooper Oct 05 '21 at 22:26