be+shy+of

  • 51shy away from someone — shy away from (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 52shy away from — (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 53shy bairns get nowt — (UK) An idiom primarily used by those from the North East of England, used to emphasize the fact that children who fail to ask for something (usually from an older person) probably won t succeed in obtaining it. (bairn = child, nowt = nothing) …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 54shy — The adjective has comparative and superlative forms shyer and shyest, and derivative forms shyly, shyness …

    Modern English usage

  • 55shy|ster — «SHYS tuhr», noun. Informal. a lawyer or other person who uses improper or questionable methods in his business or profession: »They all set up some crazy foundation under the control of…the little shyster who drew the will (New Yorker).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 56shy away (from something) — ˌshy aˈway (from sth) derived to avoid doing sth because you are nervous or frightened • Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities. • The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story. Main entry: ↑shyderived …

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  • 57shy — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58Shy Love — Adult bio name = Shy Love gender = female caption = birth = birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|11|27cite journal|author =Dianne Perry|year= 2008|month= February | title = Shy Love: A Good Girl Gone Bad|journal= Stiletto magazine|pages= 4|url=… …

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  • 59shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60Shy (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = SHY Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = England Genre = Hard rock Album oriented rock Years active = 1983 ndash; present Label = Associated acts = URL = [http://www.shyonline …

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