fight shy of
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as in avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
They'd always managed to fight shy of legal recourse.
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“Fight shy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fight%20shy%20of. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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