cower (away) from (someone or something)

cower (away) from (someone or something)

To move away from someone or something, usually out of fear. I cowered from the snake and prayed that it wouldn't see me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cower (away) from someone or something

to pull away from someone or something in fear. The coyote cowered away from the fire.
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cower from something

to drawback from the fear of something. The wolves cowered from the flames. Some excited hyenas cowered from the lions as they passed by.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cower from
  • cower
  • cringe
  • cringe away from
  • cringe away from (someone or something)
  • cower down
  • fear
  • quail before
  • quail before (someone or something)
  • cringe from (someone or something)