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cold feet
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cold feet
(noun)
cold feet
noun
cold feet
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD FEET
[
plural
]
:
a feeling of worry or doubt that is strong enough to stop you from doing something that you planned to do
He was going to ask her to marry him, but he got
cold feet
and couldn't do it.
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