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vi/t (fought, fuoght) 1. boriti se, tući se, voditi borbu; mačevati se 2. biti, suzbiti; potući; boriti se (protiv), vojevati, ratovati (against protiv; with sa; for za; about o) / to # shy of a p = kloniti se koga, izbjegavati koga; to # one's way out = probiti se, prokrčiti sebi put; to # a case = voditi parnicu; to # a duel = pobiti se u dvoboju, duelirati; to # a good fight = hrabro se boriti; to # a fire = suzbijati požar, gasiti vatru; to # a question = braniti koju stvar; to # a p = boriti se skim, boksati se s kim; to # a gale = boriti se s olujom; to # dogs = nahuckati pse da se među sobom potuku; [mar] to # the guns = posluživati topove; to # to a finish = boriti se do kraja, do posljednjeg daha; to # for dear life = boriti se očajnički, na život i smrt; to # for one's own hand = raditi samo u svome interesu* * *
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fight shy of — (something/doing something) to try to avoid something. He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should. Ellen fights shy of parties she hates crowds … New idioms dictionary
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fight shy — If you fight shy of something, such as a task, a problem or a duty, you want to avoid doing it or you are unwiling to confront it. He had money problems for years but he fought shy of asking his children for help … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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fight shy of doing something — fight shy of (something/doing something) to try to avoid something. He fought shy of entering his poems in the competition, although everyone said he should. Ellen fights shy of parties she hates crowds … New idioms dictionary
fight shy of something doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom … Useful english dictionary
fight shy of of doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom … Useful english dictionary
fight shy of something — British if you fight shy of something, you do not feel willing to do it because it might cause problems for you … English dictionary
