get cold feet
Intermediate (B1) informal
To suddenly feel too nervous to do something.
"He got cold feet right before asking her to marry him."
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They get cold feet.
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suddenly I get cold feet.
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this going even if investors get cold feet,
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Um, and yeah, we did get cold feet on bringing
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this race and I hope don't get cold feet.