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31shy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bashful, reserved, retiring, demure; cautious, suspicious, wary; timid, skittish, fearful; short, lacking. See modesty, fear, incompleteness. Ant., forward, brash, incautious. v. start, recoil. See… …
32shy 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 …
33shy 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,… …
34not touch — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, avoid, dispense with, do without, eschew, fight shy of, forbear, forgo, give place to, hold aloof, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off, keep aloof, keep away from, keep back, keep clear of, keep …
35ˌshy aˈway — phrasal verb to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something, because you are nervous, afraid, or not confident …
36Pee Shy — Infobox musical artist Name = Pee Shy Img capt = Left to right: Jenny Juristo, Mary Guidera, Cindy Wheeler (1996) Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Tampa, Florida, U.S. Instrument = Genre = Alternative Indie… …
37work-shy — adjective disinclined to work or exertion faineant kings under whose rule the country languished an indolent hanger on too lazy to wash the dishes shiftless idle youth slothful employees the unemployed are not necessarily work shy • Syn: ↑ …
38Coconut shy — A traditional coconut shy run by Albert Harris. This particular stall was established by his mother, Mrs E. Harris, in 1936. A coconut shy (or coconut shie) is a traditional game, originally known as The love grove alley , frequently found as a… …
39fight shy — Synonyms and related words: avoid, blench, boggle, demur, falter, fight shy of, flinch, give place to, hang back, hang off, have qualms, hesitate, hold aloof, hold off, jib, jump, jump a mile, keep aloof, keep away from, keep clear of, keep from …
40once bitten, twice shy — The variant once burned, twice shy is particularly common in the US, perhaps influenced by a burnt child dreads the fire. 1853 SURTEES Sponge’s Sporting Tour xxxvii. Jawleyford had been bit once, and he was not going to give Mr. Sponge a second… …
