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cold feet
noun
Informal.
- a loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear:
She got cold feet when asked to sing a solo.
cold feet
plural noun
- informal.loss or lack of courage or confidence
cold feet
- To “have cold feet” is to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action: “The backup quarterback was called into the game, but he got cold feet and refused to go in.”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cold feet1
First recorded in 1890–95
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