- shy away
- or[shy off] {v.} To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. * /The boys shied away from our questions./ * /The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it./
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shy away — ˌshy a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shy away he/she/it shies away present participle shying away past tense shied away … Useful english dictionary
shy\ away — • shy away • shy off v To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it … Словарь американских идиом
shy away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms shy away : present tense I/you/we/they shy away he/she/it shies away present participle shying away past tense shied away past participle shied away to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something,… … English dictionary
shy away — v. (d; intr.) to shy away from (they shied away from going through with the deal) * * * (d; intr.) to shy away from (they shied away from going through with the deal) … Combinatory dictionary
shy away — verb to draw back in fear, cringe, back down They may shy away if witnesses of law officers try to approach. A Situation Report on Our Acquisition of Advanced Technology and Interaction with Alien Cultures by O.H. Krill … Wiktionary
shy away from something — shy away from (something/doing something) to avoid something. I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long … New idioms dictionary
shy away from doing something — shy away from (something/doing something) to avoid something. I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long … New idioms dictionary
shy away from someone — shy away from (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country … New idioms dictionary
shy away from — (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country … New idioms dictionary
shy away from — index avoid (evade), shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shy away from — PHRASAL VERB If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough. [V P P ing/n] We frequently shy away from making decisions... [V P P ing/n] Alan doesn t shy away from controversy … English dictionary
