Directions for question 16 and 17: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase:

16. I was supposed to give a speech to my English class, but I got cold feet and I didn’t go.

(a) My English class-room makes my feet feel too cold.

(b) My feet got cold so I didn’t go.

(c) I got too nervous and I didn’t go.

(d) It was winter time and I had no socks for my feet.

Solution:

To get a cold feet means to become nervous. Choice (c)