shy away

shy away (from someone or something)

to avoid someone or something. The dog shies away from John since he kicked it. I can understand why the dog would shy away.

1. To retreat out of a sense of shyness: The deer poked its head out from the bushes and then shied away when it saw me.

2. To avoid doing something, especially out of caution or anxiety: The company shied away from giving raises this year.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gus (2)	GUS	Greek
Aspen	AS-pən	English (Modern)
Sava	-	Serbian, Bulgarian
Chrysanthi	-	Greek
Roslindis	-	Ancient Germanic
TuyẾN	-	Vietnamese