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What does get cold feet mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word get cold feet? Here's what it means.

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  1. (informal, intransitive) to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
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Did Rohani get cold feet as some of the hardliners at home began muttering nastily about the evils of dealing with Washington?
I think what is driving this is its understanding now that clean coal with sequestration is an enormously expensive process, and it is going to get cold feet on that pretty quickly too.
Many more towns could join them before bond investors get cold feet.
Some parents could get cold feet and sacrifice their deposits.
The kaiser and Bethmann-Hollweg momentarily get cold feet.
But if I get cold feet, I'll probably just use some regular human blood.

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