get cold feet

Nghĩa

to become too nervous to do something you planned

Quá lo sợ nên không dám làm điều đã định.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Dùng cả get lẫn have, và chỉ động từ đó thay đổi: gets, got, getting. feet luôn ở số nhiều.

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