If you have cold feet, you are nervous about doing something. You could also ask someone if they were getting cold feet, meaning are they getting nervous. Tomorrow is your wedding - are you getting cold feet yet?
"had reservations about a deal and backed out" Can also be used in the context of marriage... if a groom "has cold feet" it means that he is thinking of backing out of the wedding.
getting nervous
Someone who has 'cold feet' backs out of a situation or expressed commitment because, for some reason, they feel unable to see it through.
The expression is found in American English in the 1890s. The phrase seems to have Italian origins, in the Italian expression avegh minga frecc i pee, which is a Lombard saying, literally meaning "to have no money."
to be frightened
to hesitate to follow through on some plan that you made
its a slang expression meaning fear of completing a course of action
To have cold feet means to regret having agreed to do something tricky, uncomfortable or dangerous. He said he would speak to her father, but when the time came, Sam had cold feet.
idiom 1: out of the blue meaning: happening without warning sentence: After not hearing from him for years, I received a letter out of the blue. idiom 2: hit the roof meaning: got extremely angry sentence: When Dad found out she crashed the car, he hit the roof. idiom 3: heart of gold meaning: someone is a kind, honest, and good sentence: Mr. Peters is a generous person with a heart of gold. idiom 4: in hot water meaning: in trouble sentence: If the assignment isn't completed you'll be in hot water with your teacher. idiom 5: at the top of ones lungs meaning: very loudly sentence: When Jenna finally walked in, we all yelled, "Surprise!" at the top of our lungs.
Wow Grandma, your apple pie is so good it blows Mom's apple pie out of the water!
(mostly a British idiom - to make more palatable)"The city raised property taxes, but to sugar the pill, they reduced the sales tax."*The US idiom closest to this is to sugarcoat, but this has the implication of making something bad appear good, e.g. To sugarcoat the bad economic news. (also known as positive spin)
The meaning of the idiom in the pink of health means being in good health.
Sometimes it is possible to forestall a cold by taking Vitamin C.
I like to soak my feet in cold water.
That chicken really is finger-licking good!
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I can give you several sentences.After I took that cold medicine, I feel a hundred percent better.I feel a hundred percent after winning that game.Making that good grade makes me feel one hundred percent.
idiom 1: out of the blue meaning: happening without warning sentence: After not hearing from him for years, I received a letter out of the blue. idiom 2: hit the roof meaning: got extremely angry sentence: When Dad found out she crashed the car, he hit the roof. idiom 3: heart of gold meaning: someone is a kind, honest, and good sentence: Mr. Peters is a generous person with a heart of gold. idiom 4: in hot water meaning: in trouble sentence: If the assignment isn't completed you'll be in hot water with your teacher. idiom 5: at the top of ones lungs meaning: very loudly sentence: When Jenna finally walked in, we all yelled, "Surprise!" at the top of our lungs.
Wow Grandma, your apple pie is so good it blows Mom's apple pie out of the water!
Sentence: The vile creature slithered across my feet.
There is an incorrect idiom in the sentence. Idioms are the common, generally very arbitrary ways that we speak our language. For example, in this sentence you have command of a language not in a language. The sentence should read: She has good command of English.
The water fountain had cold water in it.
Cotton is always a good fiber to have in cold weather. Cotton is warm, and having it in your socks in cold weather will be sure to keep your feet warm.
A good idiom would be "sitting on the fence."
(mostly a British idiom - to make more palatable)"The city raised property taxes, but to sugar the pill, they reduced the sales tax."*The US idiom closest to this is to sugarcoat, but this has the implication of making something bad appear good, e.g. To sugarcoat the bad economic news. (also known as positive spin)