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What (who) is gun-shy - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Gun-Shy; Gun Shy (disambiguation); Gun Shy (film)
gun-shy
¦ adjective (especially of a hunting dog) alarmed at the sound of a gun.
gun-shy
If someone is gun-shy, they are nervous or afraid.
The electric-power industry is gun-shy about building more large plants.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
Shy Tory factor
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PHENOMENON OBSERVED IN OPINION POLLING
Shy Tory Effect; Silent Tory; Silent Tory Factor; Silent Tory Effect; Shy tory; Shy Tory Factor; Shy Tory
The shy Tory factor is a name given by British opinion polling companies to a phenomenon first observed by psephologists in the early 1990s. They observed that the share of the electoral vote won by the Conservative Party (known colloquially as the "Tories") was significantly higher than the equivalent share in opinion polls.
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Gun Shy
Gun Shy may refer to:
- Gunshy, a 1998 film starring William Petersen, Diane Lane, and Michael Wincott and directed by Jeff Celentano
- Gun Shy (2000 film), starring Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, and Oliver Platt
- Gun-Shy (2003 film), German crime drama film
- Gun Shy (2017 film), starring Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko
- Gun Shy (TV series), a 1983 series based on The Apple Dumpling Gang
Examples of use of gun-shy
1. I guess they‘re gun–shy after Katrina," said Bagwell, toweling off after his swim.
2. It‘s too early to tell if the jailing of Miller will make the press more gun–shy about investigative pieces.
3. A Kosovo blowup would provide an easy excuse for gun–shy European allies to reduce their Afghanistan contingents.
4. Many now see that election as a turning point that emboldened internal resistance and left democracy advocates gun–shy.
5. Those things tend to make you gun–shy a little bit, but I‘m so blessed to have found such a wonderful woman," Crist said.