shy away from

shy away from somebody

to avoid someone She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country.

shy away from something/doing something

to avoid something I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long.

shy away from

Avoid, evade, as in He shied away from all questions concerning his private life. [Late 1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Athenais	-	Ancient Greek
Warwick	WAWR-ik, WAHR-ik	English (Rare)
Liorit	-	Hebrew
Walters	[.wɔ:ltəz]
Tamsin	TAM-sin	English (British)
Carolien	kah-ro-LEEN	Dutch