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  • Hello everyone!

  • Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

  • All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

  • but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

  • Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

  • Hello everyone!

  • Today's idiom is: cold feet.

  • Cold feet.

  • Alright, so it sounds very straight-forward.

  • Cold feet. Okay, my feet are cold. Brrrr.

  • But actually, no, this is a different meaning.

  • So, let's picture you're standing and you look down and your feet are in ice.

  • Okay, your feet are very cold, you're uncomfortable, you're nervous, you can't walk forward, okay?

  • You have cold feet, very cold feet in ice, alright?

  • So, this is the picture we're going to keep in our heads and imagine while we listen to the idiom, 'cold feet', in some examples.

  • Are we still going skydiving this weekend?

  • Sorry, I’m having cold feet about doing that!

  • Okay, so maybe they don't want to, they're not sure.

  • Alright, let's listen to the other example.

  • Were you able to ask a lot of questions in class?

  • Well, I wanted to ask a lot of questions, but I got cold feet when I saw there were more than 100 students in my class.

  • Okay, so he wanted to ask questions, but there were many students, so he got a little scared and nervous and he didn't do it.

  • He got cold feet.

  • Alright, so 'cold feet' means to lose courage to do something.

  • Maybe you wanted to do it, but now you're afraid and you can't do it or you're having trouble to do it.

  • Alright, it's very similar to the other idiom, 'was having second thoughts,'

  • but having second thoughts is you're thinking about it and maybe it's not a good idea, maybe you'll change your mind.

  • But, having cold feet is more of courage.

  • Yeah, you don't have the courage anymore.

  • For example, skydiving.

  • I want to go skydiving and you get in the plane... I have cold feet.

  • Alright, and this idiom is very commonly used when we're talking about getting married.

  • So, the man or the groom, very often gets cold feet and he needs help to go down the aisle.

  • Alright, so let's try using cold feet in an idiom when you're thinking, 'I can't do something. I'm having cold feet.' Alright?

  • But, I hope you're not having cold feet with your English class.

  • I hope you keep doing it and don't get scared and I'll see you next time.

Hello everyone!

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オンラインで英語を学ぶ。イディオム42/100 "足元が冷たい" (Apprendre l'Anglais en Ligne: Les idiomes 42/100 "Cold feet")

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