get cold feet



get cold feet

to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important like getting married We're getting married next Saturday - that's if Trevor doesn't get cold feet! I'm worried she may be getting cold feet about our trip to Patagonia.
See also: cold, feet, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zahida-Arabic
Easter['i:stə]
JonahJO-nə (English)English, Biblical
OzzieAHZ-eeEnglish
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Paschal-French (Rare)