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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]