- got cold feet
- became too frightened or apprehensive to continue an endeavor, faltered, wavered
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
got cold feet
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cold feet — {n. phr.}, {informal} A loss of courage or nerve; a failure or loss of confidence in yourself. * /Ralph was going to ask Mary to dance with him but he got cold feet and didn t./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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