cold feet

Meaning

Noun

A feeling of nervousness or anxiousness causing one to reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.

Origin

Idiomatic sense possibly from a , or of (Italian aver freddo ai piedi), said by a person who wishes to stop gambling, allegedly because the person now has cold feet due to being too poor to afford proper footwear.

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