recoil from (someone or something)
recoil from (someone or something)
To cower, shrink back, or pull away from someone or something. Children recoiled from the man ever since his face had been disfigured in that accident. We need a leader who won't recoil from doing what's right, even if it's unpleasant.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
recoil from someone or something
to draw back from someone or something. I recoiled from Sally when she told me what she had done. I recoiled from the horror and slammed the door.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- recoil from
- recoil
- recoil at the sight
- recoil at the sight (of someone or something)
- recoil at the thought (of someone or something)
- quail before
- quail before (someone or something)
- recede
- recede from
- recede from (someone or something)