Sens: ashy

ash·y || 'æʃɪadj. de couleur de cendre, cendré, grisâtre, pâle, qui ressemble à de la cendre, couvert de cendres

gun shy Idiome

bright eyed and bushy tailed

frisky, lively, full of life Perry is bright eyed and bushy tailed tonight. He looks rested.

cushy

soft, luxurious, comfortable They had a cushy life in their beautiful home beside the ocean.

there's something fishy

there is something wrong, there is something strange There's something fishy about a 1970 car with only 5000 km.

wishy washy

not able to decide, saying yes and no I like you because you're decisive, because you're not wishy washy.

cushy number

something that is easy and without stress

shy away

avoid sth．which is unpleasant，difficult，etc．回避；离开
After one term as City Councilman，Smith shied away from politics．当了一任市议员后，史密斯就离开了政界。
She shies away from anybody touching her．她总是避开碰她的人。
The horse shied off when I tried to mount it．正当我想骑上那匹马时，它却惊得连连后退。

shy away/off

shy of

1．not bold； nervous in the company of others； not putting oneself forward羞怯的；畏缩的
Small children are often shy of anyone they do not know．儿童在生人面前往往显得腼腆。
Don't be sky of telling me what you want．不要有顾虑，需要些什么，尽管告诉我。
2．lacking不足的；缺乏的
They need a loan because they are shy of funds now．他们手头资金短缺，正需贷款。

shy off

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Idiom(s): bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Theme: DRYNESS

very cheerful and eager. (Refers to the twinkling eyes and quick, energetic movements of a squirrel. Fixed order.)
• She appeared at the top of the stairs, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to start the day.
• I am awake, but I am hardly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

gun-shy

1. Frightened of application a gun or by the complete of one firing. My added three sons all absolutely love to hunt, but Tommy's a little bit gun-shy.2. Hesitant or alert of article or some action, abnormally afterwards accepting ahead suffered a abrogating acquaintance of such. I've been rather gun-shy about active anytime back I got into that car blow aftermost year.

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More Idioms/Phrases

bring sth crashing down around one bring sth about bring sb to bring sb around bring out in droves bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bright and early bricks and mortar breathe down one's neck breaking and entering