: apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action
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The two spent nearly every day together for the first seven weeks, but then Sam got cold feet and ended things.—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 She's even shown having a one-on-one with a bride-to-be having cold feet.—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 15 June 2025 Lucy also has a gift for talking brides with cold feet off ledges, as evidenced when her latest success story, Charlotte (Louisa Jacobson), balks on her wedding day.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 Home sale cancellations surged across the country in April, as buyers either got cold feet amid growing economic uncertainty or saw a better opportunity on a market that is facing quickly rising inventory levels.—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold feet
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