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Meaning of "cold feet" #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 22, 2004 21:59 pm   Meaning of "cold feet"
 

Test No. incompl/inter-18 "Hot and Cold", question 3

Although I'd made up my mind to do it last night now I'm not sure and am getting cold ......... about it.

(a) hands
(b) feet
(c) legs
(d) arms

Test No. incompl/inter-18 "Hot and Cold", answer 3

Although I'd made up my mind to do it last night now I'm not sure and am getting cold feet about it.

Correct answer: (b) feet

Your answer was: incorrect

Although I'd made up my mind to do it last night now I'm not sure and am getting cold arms about it.
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Why have to be "cold feet"?
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Meaning of cold feet #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 23, 2005 17:11 pm   Meaning of cold feet
 

If you get cold feet about something, you lose the courage to do it.
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Meaning of "cold feet" #3 (permalink) Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:08 am   Meaning of "cold feet"
 

Hi,

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Although I'd made up my mind to do it last night now I'm not sure and am getting cold feet about it.

I suppose the 'd' in I'd made up...' is 'had'. I'd like to know if it's necessary for the sentence or just a colloquial expression.

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Meaning of "cold feet" #4 (permalink) Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:09 am   Meaning of "cold feet"
 

Hai Haihao

Yes, the 'd means had. You can use either the past perfect or the simple past tense here. I wouldn't consider using the past perfect to be colloquial. On the contrary, it sounds more formal than the simple past tense.

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Meaning of "cold feet" #5 (permalink) Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:46 am   Meaning of "cold feet"
 

Hai Amy, Ni-hao! (Chinesisch, = Guten Tag) Smile

Danke shon wieder!

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