having cold feet
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Wiatt, apparently having cold feet, starts harping on culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
People magazine reported at the time that the couple finally pulled the plug on their engagement due to the rocker having cold feet about jumping into a fourth marriage.
From Fox News ● Apr. 2, 2020
People reports that the couple finally pulled the plug on their engagement due to the rocker having cold feet about jumping into a fourth marriage.
From Fox News ● Nov. 4, 2019
So I just assumed he was having cold feet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"You know what having cold feet in this country means, I suppose, Alma?"
From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan
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