临阵退缩
lín​zhèn​tuì​suō

to get cold feet

  • created sense approved 临阵退缩/臨陣退縮 · lín​zhèn​tuì​suō · to get cold feet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临阵退缩 / 臨陣退縮

    lín​zhèn​tuì​suō

    to get cold feet

    to shrink back as the time for battle approaches; to retreat or chicken out at the last moment

    临阵 (literal) → 临阵/臨陣 · lín​zhèn · before a battle 退缩 (literal) → 退缩/退縮 · tuì​suō · to shrink back

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    created sense