cringe from (someone or something)

cringe from (someone or something)

To shrink back from someone or something, especially out of fear. I cringed from the snake and prayed that it wouldn't see me. The child cringed from the teacher after he raised his hand in anger.
See also: cringe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cringe
  • cringe away from
  • cringe away from (someone or something)
  • cringe before
  • cringe before (someone or something)
  • cower (away) from (someone or something)
  • cower from
  • cower
  • recede
  • recede from