to chicken out in German is kalte Füße bekommen (idiom).
- to get cold feet, to chicken out
- Angst bekommen oder unsicher werden, kurz bevor man etwas Wichtiges tun muss.
- Zögern oder einen Rückzieher machen, weil man Bedenken hat.
Example:
- Er wollte heiraten, bekam aber kalte Füße.
- Kurz vor dem Sprung bekam sie kalte Füße.
- Viele Investoren bekommen kalte Füße, wenn der Markt fällt.
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