cold feet

== English == === Etymology === Idiomatic sense possibly from a calque of German kalte Füße bekommen (“to get cold feet”), or of Lombard avegh minga frecc i pee (“to have no money”, literally “to be cold in the feet”) (Italian aver freddo ai piedi), said by a person who wishes to stop gambling, allegedly because the person now has cold feet due to being too poor to afford proper footwear. === Noun === cold feet pl (plural only) (originally US, informal, frequently in the phrase 'get cold feet') A feeling of nervousness or anxiety causing one to reconsider a decision about an upcoming event. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold,‎ feet. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === cold feet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia