get cold feet(часто в прошедшем или в будущем времени: When it was time for you to leave, I got cold feet and didn't ask for your number. Now I'm regretting that decision, and I can't get you out of my head. If you see this, I would like to get in touch with you. (Reddit) -- у меня не хватило духаART Vancouver)
would more than have met the case("(...) a magistrate who could nick a fellow for five pounds, when a mere reprimand would more than have met the case, was capable of anything (...)" (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)