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Get cold feet

//ˌɡɛt ˈkəʊld fiːt// verb

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  1. 1
    To develop cold feet, in the sense of nervousness about going through with something.

    "As we accelerate after leaving Didcot, we pass a lot of masts erected for wires that have not yet materialised - and probably won't for years to come. That's because halfway through the Great Western Electrification Programme, ministers suddenly got cold feet as the cost escalated."

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