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shy away from



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Idioms and Phrases

Avoid, evade, as in He shied away from all questions concerning his private life . [Late 1700s]
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By the next summer, however, The Batter Bowl shut down — not because business was bad, but because I quietly began to shy away from the world I had so confidently built for myself.

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Up to now it has shied away from criticising African governments for supporting participants in a conflict.

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Trout did not shy away from the premise that his playing 140 games could make the difference between an unexpected run at contention and another long and dreary summer.

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While some critics have accused Mantel of promoting anti-Catholic propaganda and treating Cromwell a little too kindly, she, unlike Foxe, does not shy away from the blood that trails Cromwell's ascent.

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Kendall said the government would not "shy away from the decisions that we believe are right to give opportunities to people who can work" but would also maintain "security for those who can't".

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