get cold feet

Anlam

to become too nervous to do something you planned

Planlanan bir işi yapmaktan korkup vazgeçmek.

Örnekler

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.

Dil bilgisi

Hem get hem have kullanılır ve yalnızca bu fiil değişir: gets, got, getting. feet çoğul kalır.

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