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.
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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005