I really need to get my teeth fixed, but every time I start to phone the dentist, I think about the sound of that drill and right away I get cold feet .
Peter told his wife that this time he was really going to walk in and demand a pay raise from the boss. But when he arrived at the office, he got cold feet.
The groom got cold feet just before the wedding and ran off.
就在婚礼开始之前,新郎退缩,溜走了。
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The blustering man was ready enough with threats, but when it came to the point of carrying them out he got cold feet
这个狂暴之徒动辄就是威胁,但临付诸行动时,他又畏缩了。
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Momentum behind legislation that would put a cap on credit card interest rates dissipated today as lawmakers got cold feet about making a political point that risked damage to the stock market and possibly the economy.
But she had to be there. They didn't get on so well without her; their ideas didn't flow so freely. Clifford was much more hedgy and nervous, he got cold feet much quicker in Connie's absence, and the talk didn't run.