SHRINK FROM STH


Meaning of SHRINK FROM STH in English

to be unwilling to do sth that is difficult or unpleasant :

We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.

[+ -ing ]

They did not shrink from doing what was right.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.