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shrink from

v.

1. To draw back instinctively from someone or something; recoil from someone or something: The cat shrank from my touch.

2. To show reluctance to engage in or do something; hesitate to perform something, especially out of fear: I will not shrink from my duty as captain to defend the ship. They will not shrink from prosecuting each of us if they catch us stealing.

See also: shrink