"fight shy" meaning in All languages combined

See fight shy on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: fights shy [present, singular, third-person], fighting shy [participle, present], fought shy [participle, past], fought shy [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fight<,,fought> shy}} fight shy (third-person singular simple present fights shy, present participle fighting shy, simple past and past participle fought shy)
  1. To avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach (of).
    Sense id: en-fight_shy-en-verb-CtCFn4co Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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