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shell 1. noun 1 a bullet. From the conventional senses as 'an explosive projectile' or 'cartridge case' UK, 2001. 2 a person who is somewhat lacking in mental faculties US, 2002. 3 a safe with a thin door and walls US, 1950 2. verb to move quickly, most likely derived from Shell Motor Spirit BARBADOS, 1965
idiomshellcome out of your shellto become less shy and more confident:Ken always comes out of his shell when there's music to dance to.You need to come out of your shell and talk more about how you feel.bring sb out of his/her shell: I always drink at parties - I'm kind of shy, and it brings me out of my shell. phraseshell[shelled, shelled, shelling]
shell out
shell out • shell out sth informal to pay or give money for something, especially when you do not want to, or when you think it is too expensive:+ for We don't want to have to shell out for a Christmas disco again this year - it costs a fortune!+ on Kids these days shell out $30 or $40 on a computer game, without even thinking about it.■ SIMILAR TO: fork out informal, cough up informal
See:- a shell game
- be out of (one's) shell
- 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 one's shell, to
- come out of shell
- come out of your shell
- crawl into (one's) shell
- go into (one's) shell
- go, retreat, withdraw, etc. into your shell
- in a nut shell
- in a nutshell
- in one's shell
- in(to) one's shell
- like shelling peas
- out of (one's) shell
- out of one's shell
- retreat into (one's) shell
- shell an amount of money out
- shell game
- shell out
- shell out an amount of money
- shell shock
- shell-shocked
- withdraw into (one's) shell
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