fight shy of
• be unwilling to undertake or become involved with.
• "MacMillan has never fought shy of controversy"
Similar:
flinch from,
demur from,
recoil from,
hang back from,
have scruples about,
scruple about,
have misgivings about,
have qualms about,
be averse to,
be chary of,
not be in favour of,
be against,
be opposed to,
be diffident about,
be bashful about,
be shy about,
be coy about,
be loath to,
scruple to,
be reluctant to,
be unwilling to,
be disinclined to,
not be in the mood to,
be indisposed to,
be slow to,
be hesitant to,
be afraid to,
hesitate to,
hate to,
not like to,
not have the heart to,
drag one's feet/heels over,
waver about,
vacillate about,
think twice about,
balk at,
quail at,
mind doing something,
be cagey about,
boggle at,
disrelish,
