每日一分钟 | 'get cold feet'是“脚着凉了”？

今天的俚语是get cold feet，是脚着凉了吗？今日份的English in a Minute告诉你答案！

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Welcome to English in a Minute.

What would you think if you heard someone say: I am getting cold feet.

Did she forget to put on her shoes? Is she standing in snow? let's listen and see whether we can figure this out.

（conversation）

A: Are you going to enter the photo contest?

photo contest 摄影比赛

B: I don't konw.

A: Oh, you should. You are so talented. Your pictures are beautiful!

B: You're just being nice. But I am getting cold feet. I don't know if I am good enough.

（end）

If you say 'I am getting cold feet,' it means that you are afraid or uncomfortable about doing something.

For example, people say a person is getting cold feet if he or she is supposed to get married, but calls off or cancels the wedding. 

call off <口>取消（婚约）

This is a very common, informal phrase.And that's English in a Minute. 

get cold feet

畏缩、临阵退缩、害怕