be+shy+of
31shy of something — shy of (something) having less of something than is needed or expected. The bill was four votes shy of a majority. He was a large man, just shy of six feet tall. Related vocabulary: short of something …
32shy of — (something) having less of something than is needed or expected. The bill was four votes shy of a majority. He was a large man, just shy of six feet tall. Related vocabulary: short of something …
33shy — shy1 [shī] adj. shyer or shier, shyest or shiest [ME schei, dial. development < OE sceoh, akin to Ger scheu, shy, prob. < IE * skeuk , harassed (> OSlav ščuti, to pursue); akin to * skeub > SCOFF1] 1. easily frightened or startled;… …
34shy 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 …
35shy|ly — «SHY lee», adverb. in a shy manner. Also, shily …
36SHY — may refer to:*Shy (company), an Italian high end women s shoe brand *Hyphen, Soft HYphenshy someone who does not talk much to anyone. scared and keeps to them self …
37Shy 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… …
38Shy-Magee syndrome — Shy Ma·gee syndrome (shiґ mə geeґ) [G.M. Shy; Kenneth Raymond Magee, American physician, born 1926] central core disease …
39shy\ 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 …
40shy\ off — • 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 …
