kalte Füße bekommen / kriegen
to get cold feet
Türkçe: ayakları geri geri gitmek
In a sentence
Which form of kriegen fills the gap?
Der Fallschirmspringer ____ in letzter Sekunde kalte Füße.
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Der Fallschirmspringer bekommt in letzter Sekunde kalte Füße.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to get cold feet'. Colloquial register. Use when someone backs out nervously, e.g., before a wedding or exam. 'Kriegen' is more informal than 'bekommen'.
Other verbs that go with Füße
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on kriegen
- eine Abreibung bekommen / kriegento get a severe scolding or defeat
- jdn. ins Bett kriegento successfully get someone (usually a child) into bed
- eine aufs Dach bekommen / kriegento get a scolding
- sich in die Haare kriegento get into a fight/argument
- Zunder kriegento get a dressing-down
- Kinder bekommen / kriegento have children
All 7 collocations built on kriegen
More from Körper und Gesundheit
- in den Schlaf fallento fall asleep
- in Form seinto be in good shape
- sein Herz vor etw. verschließento refuse to be emotionally open to something
- eine Verletzung erleidento suffer an injury
- Händchen haltento hold hands
All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit
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