Is there a hobby you've secretly wanted to try for years but never have? What's holding you back?

A natural way to answer

Pottery, actually. I've wanted to try it for years, but something always holds me back. Partly it's nerves, and partly I keep making excuses about time. At some point I just need to bite the bullet and sign up instead of chickening out.

Key phrases to use

• chicken out — to decide not to do something because you're too scared“I was going to ask her, but I chickened out.”
• make excuses — to give reasons to avoid doing something you don't really want to face“Stop making excuses and just start.”
• bite the bullet — to force yourself to do something unpleasant or scary that you've been avoiding“I finally bit the bullet and went to the dentist.”