Cold-shoulder and Shy away from

Cold-shoulder verb - To deliberately ignore or treat rudely.

Shy away from and cold-shoulder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shy away from" instead a verb phrase "Cold-shoulder".

Shy away from verb - Avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task.

Cold-shoulder and shy away from are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold-shoulder" instead a verb "Shy away from".