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have a shy at something

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  • have a shy at — try to hit something, esp. with a ball or stone ■ archaic attempt to do or obtain something ■ archaic jeer at you are always having a shy at Lady Ann and her relations …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight shy of something doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ …   Wikipedia

  • shy away (from something) — ˌshy aˈway (from sth) derived to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened • Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities. • The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story. Main entry: ↑shyderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shy away from — verb avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task (Freq. 4) I shy away from this task • Hypernyms: ↑avoid • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s VERB ing * * * FLINCH, demur, recoil, hang back, have scruples, have misgivings, have …   Useful english dictionary

  • fight shy of of doing something — fight ˈshy of sth/of doing sth f20 idiom to be unwilling to accept sth or do sth, and to try to avoid it • Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. Main entry: ↑fightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Once bitten, twice shy. — something that you say which means when you have had an unpleasant experience you are much more careful to avoid similar experiences in the future. After he left her she refused to go out with anyone else for a long time once bitten, twice shy, I …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight shy of — FLINCH FROM, demur from, recoil from; have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be averse to, be chary of, be loath to, be reluctant to, be disinclined to, be afraid to, hesitate to, baulk at; informal boggle at; archaic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • There's Something About Mary — Infobox Film name= There s Something About Mary caption = Theatrical release poster director = Farrelly Brothers producer = Farrelly Brothers writer = Farrelly Brothers Ed Decter starring = Ben Stiller Cameron Diaz Matt Dillon Chris Elliott… …   Wikipedia

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