The boys shied away from our questions.
The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
shy\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
shy — 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… … Moby Thesaurus
shy — 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 …
shy away — or[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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shy away — or[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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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shy — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… … English dictionary
