Doubts about a dialogue

[dilodi83]

- A: The situation at work is so annoying at the moment! There's been a small mix-up of orders and everyone is making a great drama out of it.
B: Oh come on! You can rise above it. Just back off/withdraw/bottle out andn let others handle things.

1) Could you tell the meaning of "out" in A's sentence?
2) Do the three verbs in bold mean the same and can they all be used in the sentence above?

[Gillnetter]

- A: The situation at work is so annoying at the moment! There's been a small mix-up of orders and everyone is making a great drama out of it. I will give you meat, tomatoes and potatoes. Out of these items you can make dinner. In similar fashion, everyone is dramatizing (making a drama) a small mix up of orders - they are making a drama out of the mix up.
B: Oh come on! You can rise above it. Just back off/withdraw/bottle out andn let others handle things. "back off" and "withdraw" are similar but I am not familiar with "bottle out".

1) Could you tell the meaning of "out" in A's sentence?
2) Do the three verbs in bold mean the same and can they all be used in the sentence above?

Gil

[dilodi83]

Gil

1) Well for example:
- Julia was going to give a very important presentation tomorrow but she says she's ill and isn't going to be able to do it. I think she's just bottled out as it's for such an important client.

The meaning of this "bottle out" is definitely "to withdraw"...
Now, do you think in this sentence I could have used the three verbs above (withdraw - bottle out - back off) like in the sentence I wrote above?

2) As far as "out" is concerned, I've read what you've written and...Does this "out of" mean "on the basis of" or "because of this"? How could I change this "out of"?

[Gillnetter]

1) Well for example:
- Julia was going to give a very important presentation tomorrow but she says she's ill and isn't going to be able to do it. I think she's just bottled out as it's for such an important client.

The meaning of this "bottle out" is definitely "to withdraw"...Yes, after some research I found that it is a slang term used in the UK. The meaning seems to be to lose courage and not do an act. The issue about using this term in place of "withdraw", for example, is that many English speakers would have no idea of what you were trying to say. In a larger sense, the problem with using any non-standard term is that you can not be certain that you will be understood.
Now, do you think in this sentence I could have used the three verbs above (withdraw - bottle out - back off) like in the sentence I wrote above? To withdraw is to fail to preform an act - I withdraw from the competition ("withdrew" would work in your sentence). To "back off" is a slang term meaning to move away from something - Back off or you will be hurt (I don't see how this could work in your sentence).

2) As far as "out" is concerned, I've read what you've written and...Does this "out of" mean "on the basis of" or "because of this"? How could I change this "out of"? From - Stew is made out of meat and vegetables. Clouds are made out of water. The stallion was out of "Hot Feet", a racing legend

Gil