be+shy+of
71shy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ violently PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush. Shy is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} …
72shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …
73shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …
74Shy People (soundtrack) — Infobox Album Name = Shy People Type = soundtrack Artist = Tangerine Dream Caption = 1988 LP album cover Released = 1988 Recorded = 1987 Genre = Electronic music Length = 36:06 Label = Varèse Sarabande Producer = Reviews = Last album = Near Dark… …
75Shy FX — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Original Nuttah (With UK Apache) UK: 39 – xx.xx.1994 – 1 Wo. Shake Ur Body (Shy FX T. Power feat. DI) UK: 7 – xx.xx.2002 – 1 Wo. Don t Wanna Know (Shy FX T. Power feat. DI Skibadee) UK: 19 –… …
76shy — I adj. wary 1) shy about, of (BE) lacking (esp. AE) 2) shy of (we are still a little shy of our quota) II v. (D; intr.) to shy at (the horse shied at the noise) * * * [ʃaɪ] of (BE) [ wary ] shyabout (D; intr.) to shy at …
77shy — 1. adj., v., & n. adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1 a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b (of an animal, bird, etc.) easily startled; timid. 2 (foll. by of) avoiding; chary of (shy of his aunt; shy of going to meetings). 3 (in comb.)… …
78Shy Boy — Infobox Single Name = Shy Boy Artist = Bananarama from Album = Deep Sea Skiving B side = Don t Call Us... Released = June 1982 Format = 7 single, 12 single Recorded = August 1981 Genre = Pop, New Wave Length = Label = London Records Writer =… …
79shy — Synonyms and related words: Pyrrhonic, about the bush, afraid, agnostic, apprehensive, around the bush, arrested, averse, avert, avoid, back down, backhanded, backward, balance, balk, bankrupt in, bare of, bashful, be startled, bear off, beat… …
80shy — {{11}}shy (adj.) late O.E. sceoh shy, from P.Gmc. *skeukh(w)az afraid (Cf. M.L.G. schüwe, Du. schuw, Ger. scheu shy; O.H.G. sciuhen, Ger. scheuchen to scare away ). Uncertain cognates outside Germanic, unless in O.C.S. scuti to hunt, incite. It.… …
