: apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action
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Given all the anxiety, sometimes sellers who are willing to accommodate buyers’ demands still can’t overcome their cold feet.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Patrick Suzuki, an Asian American man with insecurities about his ethnicity, proposes to Kacie McIntosh, a white woman, who says yes — only to get cold feet within hours of seeing him.—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025 Schumer is being set up for a daunting task, as some in his caucus are already reportedly getting cold feet.—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025 So don’t get cold feet now, coach.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold feet
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