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fight shy of in British English See full dictionary entry for fight fight shy of in American English to keep from; avoid; evade See full dictionary entry for shy Examples of 'fight shy of' in a sentencefight shy of Don't fight shy of a dollop of surrealism, but do avoid top-to-toe inflammable material.The researchers fight shy of predicting how our culture would have to adapt.If that feels scary, get counselling to see what makes you fight shy of commitment.But, as its year-end trading update showed, the company does not fight shy of further restructuring.And we should not fight shy of reconsidering distinctions, of facing up to our feelings and directly addressing the emotions that such debate stirs.But, like me, they've tended to fight shy of the vocabulary of marriage, matrimony, etc.Meanwhile, think about why you fight shy of intimacy - the answer probably lies back in your young days.So advertisers are not fighting shy of them either.Yesterday he fought shy of detail in favour of pep-rally rhetoric. |