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n sing infmlYou sort of expect a candy-ass like me to have cold feet — Ты, наверное, ожидал, что такой нерешительный чувак, как я, струхну?
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разг.трусость, малодушие (обыкн. употр. с гл. to get и to have) [первонач. амер.; воен.; жарг.]He... urged me to go ahead, not to faint or get cold feet. (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Book about Myself’, ch. XXXI) — Он... уговаривал меня идти вперед, не падать духом и не трусить.
We got out of the car. Favell strolled up to meet us. ‘What were you all waiting for, cold feet?’ he said. (D. du Maurier, ‘Rebecca’, ch. 26) — Мы вышли из машины. Фавелл пошел нам навстречу. - Чего вы все ждали? Струсили? - спросил он.
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paзг.We got out of the car. Favell strolled up to meet us. 'What were you all waiting for, cold feet?' he said (D. du Maurier). He... urged me to go ahead, not to faint or get cold feet (Th. Dreiser) -
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Трусость. МалодушиеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cold feet
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8 get cold feet
expr infmlI usually get cold feet when I speak in public — Когда мне приходится выступать перед публикой, я обычно робею
I agreed to do it but now I've got cold feet — Я согласился было это сделать, но теперь мне стало что-то страшновато
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get cold feet
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9 have cold feet
have (got) cold feet струхнуть; до смерти испугаться; коленки дрожатThe planned burglary never took place. Fred's accomplice got cold feet and Fred couldn't do it on his own.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have cold feet
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10 have got cold feet
have (got) cold feet струхнуть; до смерти испугаться; коленки дрожатThe planned burglary never took place. Fred's accomplice got cold feet and Fred couldn't do it on his own.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have got cold feet
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11 get cold feet
идиом.струсить|| one of the gang member got cold feet and ran away. — Один из членов банды струсил и удрал.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > get cold feet
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12 get cold feet
струсить, испугаться; душа в пятки ушлаThe poor girl was left standing there at the altar! Why didn't you come? — I thought about it and decided I just wasn't ready to get married. I got cold feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get cold feet
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13 get cold feet
be afraid to do побояться сделатьI wanted to try it but got cold feet.
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1) Общая лексика: бояться, смалодушничать, струсить, трусить, не хотеть сражаться2) Сленг: испугаться, лишиться смелости -
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<05> струситьАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > get cold feet
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19 Are you getting cold feet?
Ты трусишь [боишься]?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Are you getting cold feet?
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20 have cold feet
стру́сить, испуга́тьсяThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > have cold feet
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cold feet — {n. phr.}, {informal} A loss of courage or nerve; a failure or loss of confidence in yourself. * /Ralph was going to ask Mary to dance with him but he got cold feet and didn t./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you lose the courage to do it … The small dictionary of idiomes
cold feet — 1893, Amer.Eng.; the presumed Italian original (avegh minga frecc i pee) is a Lombard proverb meaning to have no money, but some of the earliest English usages refer to gamblers, so a connection is possible … Etymology dictionary
cold feet — cold′ feet′ n. Informal. inf a lack of confidence or courage • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
cold feet — [n] fear of carrying out an activity anxiety, fear, reservations, second thoughts, timidity; concept 27 … New thesaurus
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cold feet — noun timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action I was going to tell him but I got cold feet • Hypernyms: ↑timidity, ↑timidness, ↑timorousness * * * loss of nerve or confidence some investors got cold feet and backed out * * *… … Useful english dictionary
cold feet — n. (colloq.) reluctance at the last minute he got cold feet and withdrew from the deal * * * (colloq.) [ reluctance ] at the last minute he got cold feet and withdrew from the deal … Combinatory dictionary
cold feet — n. a wave of timidity or fearfulness. □ Suddenly I had cold feet and couldn’t sing a note. □ You sort of expect a candy ass like that to have cold feet … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions