Have cold feet: 打退堂鼓
<p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>: 打退堂鼓</p><p>生活中有没有发生过类似事例？比方说，参加某一次聚会，本来西装革履蛮有风度，脚下不争气的鞋子竟然临时闹罢工，坏了。尤其是漂亮淑女，若不幸掉了鞋跟，肯定会让尾随身后的崇拜者大跌眼镜。 这种情况，首先可能会让人联想到裸露在外“冰凉”的脚趾（也有点牵强，比如日光下，脚说不定会热呢）；再之，遭遇“坏鞋”事件的人是不是大为尴尬，直想找个地洞躲一躲？依据词源解析，<span word="have">have</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>（胆怯；打退堂鼓）确实是由以上两种联想演变而来的。 举个例子，看看<span word="have">have</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>形容“逃跑新娘”时最为经典的一句话：</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span>.（就在婚礼开始之前，新娘打了退堂鼓，溜了。）</p>
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