To 'get cold feet' means to become anxious or hesitant about a planned course of action, often leading to backing out.
The idiom 'to get cold feet' means to suddenly become nervous or frightened about something you had planned to do, and decide not to do it.
| Idiom | to get cold feet |
|---|---|
| Definition | to become worried about something; to not want to do it any more |
| Examples | - I had planned to emigrate to Australia but now I'm beginning to get cold feet about it. - You're getting married tomorrow. It's much too late to get cold feet! - The press jumped all over that and Paramount got cold feet about supporting the movie and pulled all the ads on it. - That is, as long as companies don't get cold feet about moving to Fargo or expanding their operations here because they fear they can't find enough workers. |
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