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Oh boy, today's expression is so useful.

It is to get cold feet.

You know, your feet, you walk on your feet,

cold feet, oh, that doesn't feel good.

To get cold feet, what does this mean?

Well, actually, this expression means to get nervous, to get scared.

That's the idea.

Uh-huh.

So if you are nervous or if you are scared, do you do something?

No, usually you don't. Usually you don't do anything. So if there is some sort of opportunity and all you have to do is ask or make a phone call or go talk to the person or send a letter and you think about it,

you want to send the letter, you want to make the phone call, you want to talk to the person,

but oh, oh, oh, you get too scared, you get too nervous, and you don't do it.

That means you got cold feet.

Now, why does this expression mean that?

Well, I have my own idea, and I'll tell you that after you listen to the dialogue here we go oh how was your date last night

oh um i didn't go she canceled actually i didn't even call. Oh, you got cold feet!

Yes, it happens.

Lots of guys, you know, they're interested in a girl, and they need to call her, but they don't.

They get too scared.

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