• @[email protected]
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    35 months ago

    Not an american, but bottling something up means more like keeping something inside oneself. Like a wish, or trauma.

    • @Apepollo11
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      25 months ago

      We have that too (UK), but here, when used without the “up” part, “bottling it” and “losing your bottle” means getting scared and deciding not to do something.

      Essentially, bottle = courage.