out of (one's) shell

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out of (one's) shell

Less shy, reserved, or reticent and in a more sociable, outgoing, or enthusiastic state. Samantha was quite a quiet girl growing up, but she really started coming out of her shell in college. Jack is actually a very funny, engaging guy once he's out of his shell.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cherish	CHER-ish	English
Monika	MO-ni-kah (German), maw-NEE-kah (Polish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Azad	-	Persian, Indian, Hindi, Azerbaijani, Turkish
Gerallt	-	Welsh
Mentor	-	Greek Mythology
Ekene	-	Western African, Igbo