Idioms:
to get cold feet
if you get cold feet you back out of a decision to do something because you have become afraid, you lose the courage to do something
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A and B arrive to do their parachute jump for charity.
- A:- I'm so excited about this. Imagine going up in a small plane and jumping out with a parachute on
your back! What's wrong, you've gone all pale.
- B:- Now that we're here I don't think doing a parachute jump is such a good idea.
- A:- Come on, you can't get cold feet now. Don't worry, you'll be just fine.
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- With only 1 hour to the deadline before the union said it would go on strike, the management got cold feet and gave in to the worker's wage demands.
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A is talking to B about B's honeymoon in New Zealand.
- A:- So, how was your honeymoon in New Zealand?
- B:- Oh, it was good, it was good.
- A:- So, you went bungee jumping, did you?
- B:- Well, I jumped. Carol was supposed to jump after me but she got cold feet. Shame really, it was
awesome.
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- The day before he was due to get married, the groom-to-be got cold feet and called off the wedding.
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A is discussing his new car with his friend B.
- B:- Nice car. Is it new?
- A:- Yes. We bought it last weekend.
- B:- What is it, a Nissan?
- A:- Yes. We were originally thinking about going for a Mercedes but when we saw the price tag we got
cold feet.
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a-f |
g-l |
m-r |
s-z |
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cut to the chase |
get cold feet |
make a meal of |
smell a rat |
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face the music |
lose the plot |
pull your socks up |
watch paint dry |
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