HyperDic: shrink_from

English > 1 sense of the expression shrink from:
VERBsocialshrink from, fiddle, shirk, goldbrickavoid (one's assigned duties)
English > shrink from: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningavoid (one's assigned duties).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsfiddle, shirk, goldbrick
Narrowermalinger, skulkavoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
scrimshank(British military language) avoid work
slackavoid responsibilities and work, be idle
BroaderavoidRefrain from doing something
Spanishcorrer, eludir, esquivar, evadir

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