fight shy of in English

Audio: en-au-fight shy of.ogg

[Australia] Forms: fights shy of [present, singular, third-person], fighting shy of [participle, present], fought shy of [participle, past], fought shy of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|fight<,,fought> shy of}} fight shy of (third-person singular simple present fights shy of, present participle fighting shy of, simple past and past participle fought shy of)

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        "To avoid something."
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        "(idiomatic) To avoid something."
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      "form": "fights shy of",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "To avoid something."
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"fight shy of" meaning in English

Verb