choke the chicken

chicken feed

A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.

chicken out

To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

chicken scratch

Cramped or illegible handwriting.

choke off

To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.

enough to choke a horse

An excessive quantity.

play chicken

As a risky test of courage, to drive two vehicles directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first.

run around like a chicken with its head cut off

To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.