SHY AWAY (FROM STH)


Meaning of SHY AWAY (FROM STH) in English

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.