Phrase

Cold Feet

Meaning:

Nervous or hesitant about doing something.

Examples:

  • If our friend was here, I think he got cold feet.
  • One's got cold feet, and the other's dropped out of sight.
  • Her cell is cold, she suffers from cold feet.
  • Hey, it's a little late for cold feet.
  • Yeah, he probably got cold feet when he heard your voice.
  • Maybe the person got cold feet and sent the tape to us.
  • Or did she get cold feet and want to make a deal?
  • This isn't the time to get cold feet.
  • I just hope you don't get cold feet again.
  • I guess he got cold feet about putting himself on the line.