be+shy+of

  • 111Shy Guy — Maskass Les Maskass sont des créatures assez récurrentes du monde des jeux vidéo Mario depuis Super Mario Bros. 2. Ils apparaissent souvent comme ennemis de base. Bien que faisant partie du monde de Mario, il fit sa première apparition dans Yume… …

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  • 112shy 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 …

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  • 113shy away — verb to draw back in fear, cringe, back down 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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  • 114shy — See modest. See modest, shy …

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  • 115shy away from — phr verb Shy away from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑controversy, ↑spotlight …

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  • 116shy — See: once bitten, twice shy and burnt child dreads the fire …

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  • 117shy sort — • a good sort • a nice sort • a jolly sort • a shy sort • a timid sort (from Idioms in Speech) a likeable, friendly person a bad lot a bad or wicked person Alice wasn t perfect, Joe Lampton said. But who is? She was a jolly good sort, and I m… …

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  • 118shy of — informal less than; short of. → shy …

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  • 119shy of/about — slow or reluctant to do. → shy …

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  • 120shy away from — she shied away from success Syn: flinch at, demur at, recoil at, hang back from, have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be chary of, be diffident toward, be bashful about, fight shy of, balk at …

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