1. gun-shy (about something/about doing something) (especially North American English) very careful or anxious about doing something, because of a previous bad experience
   • ● Since last summer, Horace has been gun-shy about swimming in the lake.

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2. (especially of a dog) nervous and scared at the sound of a gunshot

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