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What is another word for gun-shy?

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Adjective

(figurative) Feeling apprehensive, hesitant or nervous about something

having stage fright

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

in a cold sweat

having butterflies in the stomach

on pins and needles

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a dither

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

a bundle of nerves

discombobulated

all of a doodah

bricking oneself

like a fish out of water

with your heart in your mouth

hot and bothered

terror-stricken

discountenanced

scared to death

shaking in one's shoes

bundle of nerves

waiting for the axe to fall

frightened out of your wits

horror-stricken

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

feeling anxious

with one's stomach in knots

waiting with bated breath

easily frightened

easily agitated

frightened to death

hot under the collar

sweating bullets

champing at the bit

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

on the defensive

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

on the qui vive

at sixes and sevens

lacking social skills

tearing one's hair out

emotionally charged

apprehensive about

with bated breath

in fear and trepidation

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“He recalls feeling gun-shy about using screw caps on a commercial run, but gained confidence after he developed a set of quality-control procedures on his own.”

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