jib at sth
old-fashioned— phrasal verb with jib uk/dʒɪb/us/dʒɪb/verb -bb-
(PERSON)
to be unwilling to do or continue with something:
[ + -ing verb ] Although the tax is unpopular, the government has jibbed at abolishing it completely.
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Unwilling and reluctant
- arsed
- balk
- baulk
- be blowed if... idiom
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
- begrudge
- deign
- disinclination
- disinclined
- disobliging
- drag your heels/feet idiom
- fag
- jib
- not have the heart to do sth idiom
- not have the stomach for sth idiom
- rather you than me idiom
- reluctance
- reluctant
- sticky
- stomach
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(HORSE)
If a horse jibs at something, it stops suddenly in front of it and refuses to move forward.
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- puissance
- rein sth in
- riderless
- riding habit
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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