Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Up for
Both terms in one sentence
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Kev and Veronica gear up for an epic holiday to Ibiza, only for it to be stopped in its tracks because Kev's afraid of flying.
Source: Series / Shameless (UK) - In The Care Bears Movie, a couple of kids and a couple of Care Bears are stuck in a tree and afraid of falling when Friend points out that they should be more afraid of the lion that's climbing up for them.
Source: Worrying for the Wrong Reason -
Afraid of Needles: Goku's fear of needles comes up for the first time since the Namek saga.
Source: Anime / Dragon Ball GT
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