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Get cold feet

Get cold feet

Suddenly feel too nervous to do something you had planned.

Many speakers get cold feet just before a big speech.

Remember: Picture feet too cold to step forward. Informal; very common worldwide.

Short lessonEveryday idiomsIdioms are phrases whose meaning is different from the meaning of their words.

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