cold feet

The definition of cold feet is nervousness before some big event.

(idiom)

A feeling of intense nervousness before your wedding that makes you consider calling off the marriage is an example of cold feet.

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See cold feet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun
Slang
Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.

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