I-I'm not totally sure I'm not bailing.

我不很确定我会不会临阵缩。

No. The case. I- I was this close to nailing it, and then my client gets scared and settles.

不，我案子。我差点儿就要成功了，可我的委托人临阵缩，要求和解了。

So, the most common example of getting cold feet is just before your wedding, and this happens to a lot of men.

所以，最常见的例子就在你的婚礼前临阵缩，而这种情况发生在很多男人身上。

But within a couple of weeks, he started to get cold feet.

但在几个星期内，他就开始临阵缩了。

The phrasal verb chicken out has a similar meaning.

动词短语chicken out（临阵缩）也有着类似的意思。

Mary knew Tony had bought her engagement ring and was planning to propose on Valentine's Day. She just hoped he wouldn't get cold feet before then.

玛丽知道托尼给她买了订婚戒指，而且计划在情人节天向她求婚。她只希望在之前他不会临阵缩。

To get cold feet means to become afraid about something at the last minute.

" 临阵缩" 指在事情发生前一了。

Getting cold feet is no fun – outdoors or in conversation.

" get cold feet（临阵缩）" 在户外或交际中都不件有趣的事情。

In early September, however, Peitzel got cold feet and wanted to back out.

但在9月初，佩策尔临阵缩想要出。

Often she will " chicken out" -- she will not go out alone at night.

她经常临阵缩，不会夜里独自出去。

Did she get cold feet about the plan?

她对计划临阵缩了吗？

George thought that this was pretty stupid and got cold feet though because the whole reason he betrayed his brother was that he could be king and not have helpless Henry again.

乔治认为这样做很愚蠢，临阵缩了，因为他背叛弟弟的全部原因觉得他可以成为国王，而不再无助的亨利。

In April, Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion. But within a couple of weeks, he started to get cold feet.

今年4月，埃隆·马斯克同意以440亿美元收购推特。但几周后，他开始临阵缩。

'To get cold feet' means to feel uncertain about something that was planned and decide not to do it.

“脚冷”对于已计划的事情感到不确定，于临阵缩了。

You're just being nice. But I am getting cold feet. I don't know if I am good enough.

你真好。但我临阵缩了。（getting cold feet）我不知道自己否足够好。

I wanted to bid at the auction but at the last minute, I got cold feet.

我想在拍卖会上出价，但在最后一刻，我临阵缩了。

If you chicken out, you decide not to do something because you are too scared.

如果你临阵缩，你决定不去做某事因为你。

But the night before his business is to open, Sam gets cold feet.

但开业的前一晚，山姆临阵缩（get cold feet）了。

Well, I hate to break it to you, but it's a little late for cold feet.

我不得不提醒你啊，临阵缩已经晚了。

So when you get cold feet about something, usually you begin to hesitate about it, you know you're no longer sure whether you really want to do it or not.

因此，当你临阵缩的时候，通常你会开始犹豫，你不再确定你否真的想做还不做。