- shy away/off
- избега́ть чего-л./ кого-л.
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shy away/off
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shy\ away — • shy away • shy off v To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it … Словарь американских идиом
shy away — or[shy off] {v.} To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. * /The boys shied away from our questions./ * /The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shy away — or[shy off] {v.} To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. * /The boys shied away from our questions./ * /The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shy\ off — • shy away • shy off v To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it … Словарь американских идиом
shy — Synonyms and related words: Pyrrhonic, about the bush, afraid, agnostic, apprehensive, around the bush, arrested, averse, avert, avoid, back down, backhanded, backward, balance, balk, bankrupt in, bare of, bashful, be startled, bear off, beat… … Moby Thesaurus
shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …
shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… … English dictionary
Off the Wall (album) — Off the Wall Studio album by Michael Jackson Released August 10, 1979 … Wikipedia
shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi … New Collegiate Dictionary
put off — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, adjourn, appall, bear off, beat around, beg the question, blind, blunt, cast off, chill, cloak, color, continue, cool, cover, cover story, cover up, dally, damp, dampen, defer, deflect, delay, deter,… … Moby Thesaurus
ward off — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, anticipate, avert, bar, beat around, beat back, beat off, beg the question, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismiss,… … Moby Thesaurus
