gun-shy

1. Frightened of using a gun or by the sound of one firing. My other three sons all really love to hunt, but Tommy's a little bit gun-shy.

2. Hesitant or wary of something or some action, especially after having previously suffered a negative experience of such. I've been rather gun-shy about driving ever since I got into that car accident last year.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erik	E-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German), E-reek (Finnish), AY-rik (Dutch), ER-ik (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Eng
Eros	ER-aws (English)	Greek Mythology
Ronit (2)	-	Hebrew
Juanito	hwah-NEE-to	Spanish
Beppe	BEP-pe	Italian
Selima	-	Arabic