shy away

shy away

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


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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 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

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