phrasal verb

Shy away

Letter SInseparable

Shy away

Retreat or shrink from something unpleasant or frightening

Meanings

Retreat or shrink from something unpleasant or frightening (intransitive, International English)

Examples

When they started shouting, we SHIED AWAY.

Related

shy + …Same base verb … + awaySame particle

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