2018.09.14
“Get cold feet”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 262
Get cold feet ってどういう意味？
Get cold feet は、「怖気づく」や「畏縮する」といった意味で、自信をなくしたり緊張したりして上手く立ち回れなくなることを指します。
Get cold feet ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、自らの赴任について同僚と話している時に：
Justin: You’ll be transferring abroad in a few days. How do you feel?
You: I’m starting to get cold feet. I don’t know if I can do it.
Justin: あと数日で海外赴任ですね。楽しみですか？
You: 緊張して来ました。うまくやれるかわかりません。
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Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
to another Bizmates for Beginners video
0:00:06.240,0:00:11.040
lesson where every week we introduce a
new idiom, phrase, or expression that you
0:00:11.040,0:00:15.690
can use in your daily business conversation.
And this week everyone we
0:00:15.690,0:00:22.470
are going to learn: "to get cold feet."
OK so if you want to know what this means
0:00:22.470,0:00:27.330
and how to use it, please stay tuned
but first everyone let's kick off today's
0:00:27.330,0:00:30.400
lesson with a quick review of last week's class.
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Alright everyone so imagine I say:
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Good morning. How are you today?
Alright but because it's really, really
0:00:37.770,0:00:42.750
really hot, you know, you're not feeling
too great. So how do you say "it's really
0:00:42.750,0:00:47.280
hot" using the expression from last week?
I'll give you five seconds to think
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about it. You ready? Okay go.
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OK everyone and time is up. If you said
"it's a scorcher" then that's exactly right.
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Well done thank you for remembering last
week's class. Alright so let's move
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from something really hot to something
really cold. So "to get cold feet." What
0:01:11.280,0:01:16.979
does this mean? Well let's find out. Now
this is what I sometimes hear - alright so
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I'm talking to my good friend and
colleague, Taro, and I say: Taro, so you
0:01:22.350,0:01:26.720
will be transferring abroad in a few
days? How do you feel?
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Alright, Taro is gonna go to let's say, New York
for a few months to work overseas, so I
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want to know you know what he's thinking,
how he's feeling. Taro says: Yeah, I'm
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starting to get nervous. You know I don't
know if I can do it. Okay yes I understand.
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Going overseas for a long period of time
can be very nerve-wracking. I understand
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you're feeling nervous. But Taro can use
a different expression to express this.
0:01:54.540,0:02:01.670
He can say: I'm starting to get cold feet.
I don't know if I can do it. Alright so
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when you are starting to kind of doubt
yourself, when you're starting to feel
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nervous and unsure you're starting to
"get cold feet."
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Okay you can't move, you don't know what
to do, you're feeling really nervous.
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You've got cold feet, okay? Alright so
pronunciation, it's very simple it's as
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you see it here. So I'm starting to get
cold feet. So go ahead, please repeat
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after me: I'm starting to get cold feet.
your turn
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Very good. Alright so after my question here:
So you'll be transferring abroad in
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a few days. How do you feel?
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Okay that's right.
I'm starting to get cold feet. I don't
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know if I can do it. Alright well don't
worry Taro, I'm sure you're going to be
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just fine. Alright, so please remember
this for our review for next week's class.
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OK our bonus question this week is another way to say: "anket".
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If you know what the answer is, please
leave it in the comments below. If you're
0:03:06.719,0:03:12.060
not sure what the answer is, well you are
in luck because we covered it in one of
0:03:12.060,0:03:16.680
our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons, so take a look if you've
0:03:16.680,0:03:21.479
got the time. Alright everyone so that is
it for me this week. Thank you always for
0:03:21.480,0:03:25.600
watching the channel. Have a great
weekend everyone and I'll see you next time.
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Thank you.
Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
to another Bizmates for Beginners video
0:00:06.240,0:00:11.040
lesson where every week we introduce a
new idiom, phrase, or expression that you
0:00:11.040,0:00:15.690
can use in your daily business conversation.
And this week everyone we
0:00:15.690,0:00:22.470
are going to learn: "to get cold feet."
OK so if you want to know what this means
0:00:22.470,0:00:27.330
and how to use it, please stay tuned
but first everyone let's kick off today's
0:00:27.330,0:00:30.400
lesson with a quick review of last week's class.
0:00:30.600,0:00:32.980
Alright everyone so imagine I say:
0:00:33.140,0:00:37.760
Good morning. How are you today?
Alright but because it's really, really
0:00:37.770,0:00:42.750
really hot, you know, you're not feeling
too great. So how do you say "it's really
0:00:42.750,0:00:47.280
hot" using the expression from last week?
I'll give you five seconds to think
0:00:47.280,0:00:50.380
about it. You ready? Okay go.
0:00:53.560,0:00:59.880
OK everyone and time is up. If you said
"it's a scorcher" then that's exactly right.
0:00:59.900,0:01:02.160
Well done thank you for remembering last
week's class. Alright so let's move
0:01:05.100,0:01:11.280
from something really hot to something
really cold. So "to get cold feet." What
0:01:11.280,0:01:16.979
does this mean? Well let's find out. Now
this is what I sometimes hear - alright so
0:01:16.979,0:01:22.350
I'm talking to my good friend and
colleague, Taro, and I say: Taro, so you
0:01:22.350,0:01:26.720
will be transferring abroad in a few
days? How do you feel?
0:01:26.780,0:01:29.100
Alright, Taro is gonna go to let's say, New York
for a few months to work overseas, so I
0:01:31.770,0:01:37.740
want to know you know what he's thinking,
how he's feeling. Taro says: Yeah, I'm
0:01:37.740,0:01:43.440
starting to get nervous. You know I don't
know if I can do it. Okay yes I understand.
0:01:43.440,0:01:46.350
Going overseas for a long period of time
can be very nerve-wracking. I understand
0:01:49.079,0:01:54.540
you're feeling nervous. But Taro can use
a different expression to express this.
0:01:54.540,0:02:01.670
He can say: I'm starting to get cold feet.
I don't know if I can do it. Alright so
0:02:01.670,0:02:07.439
when you are starting to kind of doubt
yourself, when you're starting to feel
0:02:07.439,0:02:12.930
nervous and unsure you're starting to
"get cold feet."
0:02:12.930,0:02:17.069
Okay you can't move, you don't know what
to do, you're feeling really nervous.
0:02:17.069,0:02:23.819
You've got cold feet, okay? Alright so
pronunciation, it's very simple it's as
0:02:23.819,0:02:28.950
you see it here. So I'm starting to get
cold feet. So go ahead, please repeat
0:02:28.950,0:02:34.080
after me: I'm starting to get cold feet.
your turn
0:02:34.880,0:02:40.080
Very good. Alright so after my question here:
So you'll be transferring abroad in
0:02:40.140,0:02:42.520
a few days. How do you feel?
0:02:45.120,0:02:48.060
Okay that's right.
I'm starting to get cold feet. I don't
0:02:48.060,0:02:52.740
know if I can do it. Alright well don't
worry Taro, I'm sure you're going to be
0:02:52.860,0:02:59.180
just fine. Alright, so please remember
this for our review for next week's class.
0:02:59.260,0:03:03.120
OK our bonus question this week is another way to say: "anket".
0:03:03.120,0:03:04.829
If you know what the answer is, please
leave it in the comments below. If you're
0:03:06.719,0:03:12.060
not sure what the answer is, well you are
in luck because we covered it in one of
0:03:12.060,0:03:16.680
our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons, so take a look if you've
0:03:16.680,0:03:21.479
got the time. Alright everyone so that is
it for me this week. Thank you always for
0:03:21.480,0:03:25.600
watching the channel. Have a great
weekend everyone and I'll see you next time.
0:03:25.700,0:03:26.820
Thank you.
