get cold feet
US /ɡɛt koʊld fiːt/
UK /ɡɛt koʊld fiːt/
1.
怖気づく, 尻込みする
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do
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He was going to ask her to marry him, but he got cold feet at the last minute.
彼は彼女に結婚を申し込むつもりだったが、土壇場で怖気づいた。
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I was going to try bungee jumping, but I got cold feet when I saw the height.
バンジージャンプを試すつもりだったが、高さを見て怖気づいた。