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What does gun-shy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word gun-shy? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Afraid of guns, or the noise they make.
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Drew is gun-shy talking about himself, knowing all too well his reputation.
Some countries are gun-shy, hesitant to send peacekeepers into what the Pentagon now admits is a raging guerrilla war.
Once this starts working, you'll be less gun-shy about selling higher-priced items.
Surprisingly, the U.S. government was a bit gun-shy about switching subs from diesel engines and batteries to nuclear fuel.
Even before this incident, Republicans in the South had grown increasingly gun-shy on the preference issue.
Did it make you gun-shy about attempting a super-production like that as a director?

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