cold feet

失去勇氣或信心，在重要時刻退縮
口語·表示臨陣退縮或緊張
英文釋義 to suddenly become hesitant or fearful about something one was previously enthusiastic or confident about
例句
I was all set to propose, but then I got cold feet and couldn't go through with it.
典故來源 源自軍事術語，指士兵在嚴寒中因腳凍傷而無法前進，后引申為臨陣退縮。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

cold [kold]
adj. 寒冷的;冷淡的，無情的;失去知覺的;[藝]有冷感的，冷色的; n. 寒冷;感冒，傷風; adv. 完全地;
feet [[fi:t]]
pl. 腳\\nn. 尺

?? 同首字母習語

cold sweat
非常緊張、害怕或擔心的狀態
cross that bridge when you come to it
遇到問題時再解決，不必預先擔心或擔憂
come to terms with
逐漸接受并調整對某事的態度或情感，與某事和解
comb through
仔細檢查或搜尋
close to home
觸及個人情感或個人問題，引起直接關注或共鳴
cannot stomach someone or something
無法忍受某人或某事
cream crackered
筋疲力盡的，非常疲憊的
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