臨陣退縮

Simplified: 临阵退缩

línzhèntuìsuō ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ

    • to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
    • to get cold feet

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