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29 Nov 2020
- Uzbek
- Russian Near fluent
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English (UK)
Question about English (US)
What does " get cold feet about sth " mean?
What does " get cold feet about sth " mean?
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- English (US)
You used to be sure you wanted it/to do it, but now you're not sure
- Uzbek
- Russian Near fluent
@boboingis could you give me some examples please?
- English (US)
@vikm1 "He really liked the proposal and was on board immediately, but now he's gotten cold feet about it"
- English (US)
Same as "chicken out." You get scared and change your mind about something last minute.
"chicken out" is used more often.
"I was going to go ask them if I could play with them, but then I got cold feet."
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