cold feet

plural noun

: apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action

Examples of cold feet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem has been in the development of that platform, particularly the batteries, which have led to costs skyrocketing and Porsche getting cold feet. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026

Whether that will turn out to be a safer bet as investors are starting to get cold feet over AI as well? —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026

Busfield features in the ensemble cast of You Deserve Each Other, a new romantic comedy that follows a couple who get cold feet on their way to the altar. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026

Watch exclusive 'Rental Family' scene In an exclusive scene, Phillip (Fraser) gets cold feet about being the groom in a young woman’s fake wedding to please her parents, and co-worker Aiko (Mari Yamamoto) has to snap him out of it. —Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cold feet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete