But very few dogs become gunshy if they are introduced to the bang while they are overcome with the delight of chasing game, particularly if the trainer begins with a light noise and works up to louder noises in easy stages
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Gunshy
//ˈɡʌn.ʃaɪ//
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After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion.
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However, some people are gun-shy about like and engage in the hoity toity lingo that's called “hypercorrection.”
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You're gun shy / So am I / I understand with what you've been through
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