get cold feet

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to become too nervous to do something you planned

계획한 일을 앞두고 겁이 나서 망설이다.

예문

1. 1Leo was going to ask for a pay rise, but he got cold feet.
2. 2Plenty of people get cold feet a week before their wedding.
3. 3She booked a solo trip to Spain and then got cold feet.
4. 4Don't get cold feet now — you have practised this presentation for a month.
5. 5Half the choir got cold feet and sang far too quietly at the audition.

문법

get과 have를 모두 쓰며 그 동사만 바뀐다: gets, got, getting. feet는 복수형을 유지한다.

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