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cold feet

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*cold feet

Fig. fear of doing something; cowardice at the moment of action. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) The bridegroom got cold feet on the day of the wedding. Sally said I should try skydiving, but I had cold feet.

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cold feet

n. a wave of timidity or fearfulness. Suddenly I had cold feet and couldn’t sing a note.

See also: cold, feet