To fight shy

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	to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach.
	See under Fight, v. i.

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avoid eschew fight fight off Fighting Fightingly Parry pursue racy shun shy steer			Evidently not one to fight shy of working with challenging characters, Ellis later hooked up with cosmic Belfast soulster Van Morrison for the 1979 LP Into The Music and featured on ten more of Van the Man's studio albums, culminating in 1999's Back On Top. Legend is 'Star' turn; Pee Wee Ellis to appear at Brum jazz festival by Birmingham Mail (England) There are some moments when the shimmering strings almost collide with the easy-listening world of Mantovani, but conductor Vasily Petrenko did manage to fight shy of that, while allowing the patchwork of Romanian folk tunes to shine through. MUSIC RLPO/ Petrenko/ Philharmonic Hall; ARTS DIARY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Goths tend to fight shy of wearing any kind of sequin, although if they're not careful the sun can sparkle merrily off their line of ear piercings. How to... sparkle by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			To fall through To fang a pump To farm let To fasten a charge upon To fasten one's eyes upon To father on To feather an oar To feather one's nest To feather the oars To feel after To feel at home To feel one's oats To feel the helm To feeze up To fence the tables To fend off a boat To fetch a compass To fetch a pump To fetch and carry To fetch away To fetch headway To fetch out To fetch up To fight at barriers To fight it out To fight shy To figure out To figure up To file with To fill in To fill out To fill the ranks To fill up To find fault To find fault with To find favor in the eyes (of To find in the heart To find one's self To find out To find the latchstring out To fine To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out To flap in the mouth To flare up To flash in the pan To flat out			To farm let To fasten a charge upon To fasten one's eyes upon To father on To feather an oar To feather one's nest To feather the oars To feel after To feel at home To feel one's oats To feel the helm to feet to feet to feet to feet To feeze up To fence the tables To fend off a boat To fetch a compass To fetch a pump To fetch and carry To fetch away To fetch headway To fetch out To fetch up To fight at barriers To fight it out To fight shy To figure out To figure up To file with To Fill To fill in To fill out To fill the ranks To fill up To find fault To find fault with To find favor in the eyes (of To find in the heart To find one's self To find out To Find Small Ocular Melanoma To find the latchstring out To fine to fingertips to fingertips to fingertips To fire up To fish the anchor To fit out To fit up To fix on To fizzle out

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