Смысл: ashy

ashy[ʹæʃı]
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<Í> 1. пепельный, из пепла; засыпанный пеплом
2. 1) пепельного цвета
2) бледный как смерть

shy Идиома

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.

Once bitten, twice shy.

After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.

Fishy

If there is something fishy about someone or something, there is something suspicious; a feeling that there is something wrong, though it isn't clear what it is.

Once bitten, twice shy

If somebody is said to be once bitten twice shy, it means that someone who has been hurt or who has had something go wrong will be far more careful the next time.

Smell Something Fishy

Detecting that something isn't right and there might be a reason for it.

it smells fishy

something that is suspicious: "He wants to do all the housework for you? That smells fishy to me!"

fight shy of|fight|fight shy|shy

v. phr. To avoid; escape from. Jack always fights shy of anything that even remotely resembles serious work.

shy away|shy|shy off

v. To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. The boys shied away from our questions. The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it.

bricks shy of a load

bricks shy of a load
Mentally impaired, either unintelligent or merely eccentric. For example, He may be handsome but he's not too bright—a few bricks shy of a load. This term, transferring a light load to lightweight mental capacity, is usually preceded by either a few or a specific number such as two. [Slang; 1960s]

few bricks shy of a load

few bricks shy of a load
see bricks shy of a load.

fight shy of

fight shy of
Avoid meeting or confronting someone, as in “I have ... had to fight shy of invitations that would exhaust time and spirits” (Washington Irving, Life and Letters, 1821). This usage may allude to a military reluctance to meet or engage with the enemy. [Late 1700s]

shy

shy
In addition to the idiom beginning with shy, also see bricks shy of a load; fight shy of; once bitten, twice shy.

shy away from

shy away from
Avoid, evade, as in He shied away from all questions concerning his private life. [Late 1700s]

smell fishy

smell fishy
Be suspect or suspicious, as in His explanation definitely smells fishy; my guess is that he's lying. This idiom alludes to the fact that fresh fish have no odor but stale or rotten ones do. [Early 1800s]

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