get cold feet
/ˌɡet kəʊld ˈfiːt/INFORMAL · B2
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «magkaroon ng malamig na mga paa»
Kahulugan
to become too nervous to do something you planned
Magkaroon ng matinding kaba kaya hindi maituloy ang plano.
Mga halimbawa
- 1Leo was going to ask for a pay rise, but he got cold feet.
- 2Plenty of people get cold feet a week before their wedding.
- 3She booked a solo trip to Spain and then got cold feet.
- 4Don’t get cold feet now — you have practised this presentation for a month.
- 5Half the choir got cold feet and sang far too quietly at the audition.
Grammar
Ginagamit ang get at have, at ang verb lang na iyon ang nagbabago: gets, got, getting. Nananatiling plural ang feet.
Kahawig ang kahulugan
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