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to shy away from doing

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  • 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 — 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

  • 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 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 — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… …   English dictionary

  • shy*/ — [ʃaɪ] adj I 1) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know I d love to meet her but I m too shy to introduce myself.[/ex] He gave me a shy smile and looked away.[/ex] 2) nervous about doing… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • away — a|way1 [ ə weı ] adverb *** 1. ) in a different direction a ) moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing: When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • away — I UK [əˈweɪ] / US adverb *** 1) in a different direction a) moving so that you go further from a person, place, or thing When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b) used …   English dictionary

  • List of Home and Away characters (2009) — The following is a list of characters who first appeared in the Australian soap opera Home and Away during 2009, they are listed in order of their first appearance. They were all introduced by the shows executive producer, Cameron Welsh. Contents …   Wikipedia

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