临阵退缩

línzhèntuìsuō

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

Traditional 臨陣退縮

Meaning

línzhèntuìsuōlin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1
  1. to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. to get cold feet

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