get cold feet en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɡɛt ˈkəʊld fiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɡɛt ˈkoʊld fit/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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To become nervous about going through with something.
Near-synonym: chicken out
As we accelerate after leaving Didcot, we pass a lot of masts erected for wires that have not yet materialised - and probably won't for years to come. That's because halfway through the Great Western Electrification Programme, ministers suddenly got cold feet as the cost escalated.
2020 July 12, Christian Wolmar, “Cab ride reveals the pluses and minuses of Oxford route”, in RAIL, number 987, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets cold feet | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten cold feet | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| got cold feet | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got cold feet | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| getting cold feet | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (34)
mk се пи́шмани (verb) · sv få kalla fötter (verb) · he קיבל רגליים קרות (verb) · nn få kalde føter (verb) · hu bemajrézik (verb) · cmn 臨陣退縮 /临阵退缩 (verb) · pt amarelar (verb) · mk се испи́шмани (verb) · da få kolde fødder (verb) · nl watervrees hebben (verb) · hu visszariad (verb) · hu elbátortalanodik (verb) · nl plankenkoorts hebben (verb) · hu berezel (verb) · hu begazol (verb) · it avere i sudori freddi (verb) · hu begyullad (verb) · fi jänistää (verb) · pl mieć pietra (verb) · tr gözü yememek (verb) · tr götü yememek (verb) · cmn 臨陣退縮 /临阵退缩 (verb) · tr çekinmek (verb) · mk се ко́леба (verb) · hu visszaretten (verb) · it fifa (verb) · hu inába száll a bátorsága (verb) · nb få kalde føtter (verb) · mk се поко́леба (verb) · de kalte Füße bekommen (verb) · da trække i land (verb) · it farsi il sangue amaro (verb) · mk се попи́шмани (verb) · hu beijed (verb)