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English
verb
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shy away from
1.
shy away from
(communication)
avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
Samples
I shy away from this task.
Pattern of use
Somebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Broader (hypernym)
avoid
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