cold feet
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty and doubt.
không thực hiện hành động do sợ hãi hoặc nghi ngờ
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Examples
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikipedia “English-language idioms” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Figurative class: Euphemism (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “cold feet” mean?
Not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Is “cold feet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.