get (one) out of (one's) shell

get (one) out of (one's) shell

To cause one to be more outgoing. Usually said of a particularly shy or introverted person. Wow, I remember when Anna wouldn't even talk to anyone, and now she's likely to be voted "Most Talkative"—I wonder how the other kids got her out of her shell.
See also: get, of, out, shell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bring (one) out of (one's) shell
  • bring out of shell
  • come out of (one's) shell
  • come out of one's shell
  • come out of shell
  • come out of your shell
  • be wide of the mark
  • be/fall wide of the mark
  • nerd out
  • be (really) something