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be backward in coming forward
Definition
(Definition of be backward in coming forward from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be at/on the receiving end idiom
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be auxiliary verb (CONTINUE)
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be auxiliary verb (PASSIVE)
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be back in harness idiom
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be back on your feet idiom
- be backward in coming forward idiom
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be bad luck on sb idiom
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be bang on idiom
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be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall idiom
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be barking up the wrong tree idiom
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be behind sb (all the way) idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Shy and modest
Synonyms and related words:
- bashful adjective
- crawl/go/retreat/retire into your shell idiom
- diffident adjective
- efface verb (BE MODEST)
- humble adjective
- humbly adverb
- inhibition noun
- introvert noun
- modest adjective (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- modest adjective (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL)
- modesty noun (QUIET SUCCESS)
- private adjective (PERSONAL)
- retiring adjective (SHY)
- shrinking violet noun
- shyly adverb
- shyness noun
- unassuming adjective
- wallflower noun (SHY PERSON)
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
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