fight shy (English, verb)
expansion: fight shy (third-person singular simple present fights shy, present participle fighting shy, simple past and past participle fought shy)
Senses:
glosses: To avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach (of).
Forms:
form: fights shy
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: fighting shy
tags: participle
present
form: fought shy
tags: participle
past
form: fought shy
tags: past