fight shy
fight shy · fights shy · fought shy · fighting shy
избегать, обойти, остерегаться
fernhalten
To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quartersTo avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
Forms
fights shy, fighting shy, fought shy, fought shy| Base form | fight shy · to fight shy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fights shy |
| Present participle | fighting shy |
| Past simple | fought shy |
| Past participle | fought shy |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.