Get Cold Feet
What it means
Lose your nerve just before doing the thing you had already committed to.
Where it comes from
Nobody is sure. A German novel of the 1860s has a card player pleading cold feet to escape a losing game, which is often cited and may be nothing more than a coincidence.
The puzzle it came from
Get Cold Feet was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 25, 2025. The clue read Get ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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small
time
machine
learning
curve
bare
feet
first
place
setting
ice
cold
shower
gel
pen
photo
booth
rental
car
wash
Phrasicle: Get Cold Feet