shrink fromsomething
phrasal verbwithshrinkverbuk/ʃrɪŋk/us/ʃrɪŋk/shrank|shrunk
toavoiddoing something that isunpleasantordifficult:
We must notshrinkfromourresponsibilities.
[+ -ing verb]We will notshrinkfrom usingforce.
to avoid doing something
- avoidAvoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.
- evadePlease don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
- dodgeHe tried to dodge his military service.
- run away fromI didn't often run away from difficult decisions.
- shrink fromI've never been one to shrink from a challenge.
- sidestepThis is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- shirk
- short circuit
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- skip out onsomeone/something
- steer
- welch