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81shy away from doing something — shy away from (something/doing something) to avoid something. I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long …
82shy-cock — shyˈ cock noun A cock not easily caught • • • Main Entry: ↑shy …
83shy|ster|ism — «SHY stuh rihz uhm», noun. the practices of a shyster …
84shy away from — index avoid (evade), shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
85shy from — index mistrust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
86shy away from someone — shy away from (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country …
87shy away from — (someone) to avoid someone. She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country …
88shy bairns get nowt — (UK) An idiom primarily used by those from the North East of England, used to emphasize the fact that children who fail to ask for something (usually from an older person) probably won t succeed in obtaining it. (bairn = child, nowt = nothing) …
89shy|ster — «SHYS tuhr», noun. Informal. a lawyer or other person who uses improper or questionable methods in his business or profession: »They all set up some crazy foundation under the control of…the little shyster who drew the will (New Yorker).… …
90shy away (from something) — ˌshy aˈway (from sth) derived 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. Main entry: ↑shyderived …
