get cold feet

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

get cold feet

/ˌɡɛt ˈkəʊld fiːt/ UK
/ˌɡɛt ˈkoʊld fit/ US

verb gets cold feet · getting cold feet · got cold feet · gotten cold feet

To become nervous about going through with something. Near-synonym: chicken out
Similar: chicken out

Translations

Every language

verb verb

中文	臨陣退縮 /临阵退缩, 臨陣退縮 /临阵退缩 línzhèntuìsuō
Português	amarelar
Deutsch	kalte Füße bekommen
Italiano	farsi il sangue amaro, fifa, avere i sudori freddi
עברית	קיבל רגליים קרות

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"get cold feet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/get%20cold%20feet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

get cold feet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/get%20cold%20feet

Chicago

"get cold feet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/get%20cold%20feet.

BibTeX

@misc{get_cold_feet_2026,
  title = {get cold feet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20cold%20feet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}