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to have a shy at

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  • have a shy at — an act of shying. → shy …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • Shy — Shy, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shy — 1. adj., v., & n. adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1 a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b (of an animal, bird, etc.) easily startled; timid. 2 (foll. by of) avoiding; chary of (shy of his aunt; shy of going to meetings). 3 (in comb.)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people.     ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.     ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy.     ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… …   English new terms dictionary

  • shy bladder — noun An inability to urinate in the presence of others I didnt refuse [to provide a urine sample]. I literally cant do it because I have a shy bladder. , 7 June 2006. Syn: paruresis …   Wiktionary

  • Shy Albatross — Conservation status Near Threatened …   Wikipedia

  • Shy Heathwren — Conservation status Least Concern  …   Wikipedia

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   Word origins

  • Shy Tory Factor — is a name given by British opinion polling companies to a phenomenon observed in the 1990s, where the share of the vote won by the Conservative Party (i.e. the Tories ) in elections was substantially higher than the proportion of people in… …   Wikipedia

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