be+shy+of

  • 41shy 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 …

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  • 42shy 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 …

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  • 43shy — [adj1] quiet and self conscious afraid, apprehensive, averse, backward, bashful, cautious, chary, circumspect, conscious, coy, demure, diffident, disinclined, distrustful, fearful, hesitant, humble, indisposed, introvert, introverted, loath,… …

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  • 44shy-cock — shyˈ cock noun A cock not easily caught • • • Main Entry: ↑shy …

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  • 45shy|ster|ism — «SHY stuh rihz uhm», noun. the practices of a shyster …

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  • 46shy — index deficient, diffident, guarded, hesitant, insufficient, precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 47shy at — index refuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 48shy away from — index avoid (evade), shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 49shy from — index mistrust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 50shy of — index leery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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