get cold feet

verb

Sayget KOHLD feetUS/ˌɡɛt ˈkoʊld fit/UK/ˌɡɛt ˈkəʊld fiːt/

Formsgets cold feet, getting cold feet, got cold feet

1 meaning of get cold feet

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verbintransitive
To suddenly feel too nervous or scared to do something you had planned.
Like deciding not to jump into a cold pool at the very last second.
Many people get cold feet right before their wedding day.
He got cold feet and called off the whole trip.
Similarbalk, waver, hesitate, falter

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