Question

Read these sentences:

When it came my turn to speak, I came down with the worst case of cold feet. I could hardly walk across the stage and stand tall at the podium.

What does the phrase cold feet suggest?

The speaker is quite nervous

The speaker is not well

The speaker has a chill

The speaker is quite old

Answer 1

The speaker is quite nervous.

Think of when people are married and sometimes one of the spouses gets "cold feet". It is not because they are sick or cold or even old. They are just nervous.

Answer 2

The answer is that the speaker is nervous.