: apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action
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Loading your audio article To those looking for a fresh start in 2025, avoid getting cold feet before the new year; National Weather Service meteorologists forecast frigid mornings to continue on the last day of 2024.—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024 Experiencing cold feet, mainly when temperatures are low, is not rare.—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024 With Mayor Michelle Wu’s increasingly quixotic attempt to raise commercial taxes set to come before the Senate for a third time again Monday, the Joint Revenue Committee chair weighed in on the issue with cold feet on Sunday.—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2024 Five Florida metros—including all of the above—were also among the ones with the biggest year-over-year drops in terms of pending sales, showing that both buyers and homeowners are getting cold feet in the state.—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold feet
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