SHY AWAY FROM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task

Example:

I shy away from this task

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shy away from" is one way to...):

avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing