cold feet
Example Sentences
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It may well get cold feet and remove the line item before the bill makes it to a vote.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Mubi spent $12 million in 2024 to buy “The Substance” after its original distributor, Universal Pictures, got cold feet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
With the market suddenly getting cold feet over artificial intelligence, investors have been snapping up shares of long-neglected staples stocks.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Our first attempt to explore how consumer product companies exploit class foundered when a major cosmetics company, which initially agreed to let a reporter inside their marketing department, got cold feet.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
