Suddenly become (be) very nervous about doing something that you were going to do.
If you get cold feet, you become afraid to do something that you planned
to do or agreed to do.
It's normal for young people to get cold feet before their wedding.
He agreed to go bungee jumping with his friends, but he got cold feet
when they arrived at the jump.
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