How do you use "get cold feet" in a sentence?

He got cold feet the night before the wedding. Don't get cold feet now - you've come this far! She got cold feet about the job offer.

get cold feet

become nervous about commitment To lose nerve or become anxious about proceeding, especially regarding marriage or major commitments.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian Unknown informal

Meaning: become nervous about commitment

对承诺感到紧张不安。

Ponerse nervioso/a ante un compromiso.

コミットメントに対して不安になること。

겁이 나서 망설이다

To lose nerve or become anxious about proceeding, especially regarding marriage or major commitments.

失去勇气或对接下来要做的事感到焦虑，尤其是关于婚姻或重大承诺。

Perder el valor o ponerse ansioso/a ante la perspectiva de seguir adelante, especialmente en relación con el matrimonio o compromisos importantes.

勇気を失ったり、特に結婚や大きな約束事について不安になること。

특히 결혼이나 중대한 결정 앞에서 용기를 잃거나 불안해지는 것.

He got cold feet the night before the wedding.
他在婚礼前一晚临阵退缩了
Le entró el pánico la noche antes de la boda
彼は結婚式の前夜に怖気づいた
그는 결혼식 전날 밤에 겁이 났다.
Don't get cold feet now - you've come this far!
别现在退缩了，你都走到这一步了！
¡No te eches atrás ahora, has llegado muy lejos!
今さら怖気づくな、ここまで来たんだから！
지금 와서 겁먹지 마, 여기까지 왔잖아!
She got cold feet about the job offer.
她对那份工作邀请犹豫不决了
Se echó atrás con la oferta de trabajo
彼女はその仕事のオファーに尻込みした
그녀는 그 일자리 제안에 망설였다.

Context: weddings, commitments

Tone: anxious

Describe pre-commitment anxiety
用来描述承诺前的焦虑
para describir ansiedad ante un compromiso
決断前の不安を表現する時に使う
중요한 결정 앞에서의 불안을 묘사할 때

For minor hesitation
不用于轻微的犹豫
No se usa para dudas menores
些細なためらいには使わない
사소한 망설임에 대해

Possibly from soldiers losing courage due to cold feet in trenches, or the physical sensation of fear affecting extremities.

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: all