cold feet
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But the giant home-builder got cold feet about the costs of environmental and engineering challenges, according to a person familiar with the deal. — Time, "A Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated State Park – but Is It Worth $26.1 Million?," 14 June 2019 Those same concerns persisted and Anadarko continued to have cold feet with respect to Oxy. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Oxy's pursuit of Anadarko - two years in the making," 7 June 2019 Griezmann has been strongly linked with Barcelona and is expected to end up there eventually, though the recent suggestions are that the Spanish champions are having cold feet over the deal. — SI.com, "Atletico Madrid Consider Move for Alexis Sanchez as Replacement for Antoine Griezmann," 5 June 2019 By that stage, one faction in the administration got cold feet. — Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, "“Tell Me How This Ends”," 10 Feb. 2019 Prince William got cold feet about his relationship with Kate in December 2006, royal expert and biographer Katie Nicholl wrote in Vanity Fair. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Kate Middleton and Prince William Broke Up Before They Got Married," 23 Sep. 2018 The council is protecting itself in case the NHL gets cold feet over a potential lockout in 2019 and delays awarding the franchise. — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, "Only groups standing between Seattle and NHL, new KeyArena are those that want them most," 16 Sep. 2018 If the Spurs stay patient and refuse to make a move with Leonard right away, maybe James gets cold feet about jumping to Los Angeles. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, "As ‘pressure’ builds in LA, Spurs see reason to be patient," 27 June 2018 But in Wednesday’s issue — spoilers ahead — after a tough heart-to-heart talk with her best friend, who is also the groom’s sister, the would-be bride gets cold feet. — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, "Two Say ‘I Do’ in X-Men Gold, but Not the Pair Fans Were Expecting," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cold feet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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