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cold feet
noun as in loss of nerve preventing completion of an action
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More buyers are feeling anxious about their job security, triggering cold feet before closing in some cases, according to real-estate agents.
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The very next day, her buyers got cold feet.
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For years, record companies had expressed interest, then got cold feet.
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But the parent started to "get cold feet" as the process went on when they realised how life-changing this role would be.
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The financial sector appears to be getting cold feet about efforts to curb the effects of climate change.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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