Idiom
fight shy
Meaning
To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He fights shy of talking about his past.”
“The politician fought shy of answering questions about the budget during the press conference.”
“Although the evidence was compelling, the committee fought shy of making a final decision until they had reviewed every document.”
Examples
simple
“He fights shy of talking about his past.”
contextual
“The politician fought shy of answering questions about the budget during the press conference.”
complex
“Although the evidence was compelling, the committee fought shy of making a final decision until they had reviewed every document.”
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