shy away from

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to avoid something because of fear, discomfort, or reluctance

   Phrasal-prepositional verb · Inseparable

   shy away from something / shy away from doing something

   Usage: Keep shy away from together. The feared or avoided thing follows from; an action takes an -ing form: shy away from speaking.

   The team did not shy away from difficult questions.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The team did not shy away from difficult questions.

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