flinch from sth | ˈflinch from doing sth
(often used in negative sentences) to avoid thinking about or doing sth unpleasant :
He never flinched from facing up to trouble.
flinch from sth | ˈflinch from doing sth
(often used in negative sentences) to avoid thinking about or doing sth unpleasant :
He never flinched from facing up to trouble.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005