Identify the error in the following sentence and select the option with the correct use of the phrasal verb.
Prateek was planning to ask Shreya for a favour. But he could not muster up the courage. So, he blacked out.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Prateek was planning to ask Shreya for a favour. But he could not muster up the courage. So, he chickened out.
The phrase "chickened out" is an informal idiom that means to back out of something or decide not to do something because of fear, nervousness, or lack of courage.
Here, Prateek didn't ask Shreya for a favour as he was nervous and scared and couldn't muster up courage for the same.