shy away from, cream off

1. shy
2. I was painfully shy as a teenager.
3. She was too shy to ask for help.
4. He gave her a shy smile.
5. Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy.

shy away from (evade, avoid)

He shied away from all questions concerning his private life. 

She shied away from reporters during her brief visit to this country.

I tend to shy away from big guitar solos on records. 

At first, some companies shied away from selling merchandise on the Internet, but not for long.

I've never shied away from hard work.

cream off

to take the best people or things from a larger group in order to form a smaller special group

They always cream off all the best students.

to take a lot of money or profit, especially an unfair amount, in a business deal

He wondered how much Lawton had creamed off in addition to his share.

 Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind.

The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.

the ~ of sth (특정 무리에서) 최고의 인물들[것들]

the cream of New York society

뉴욕 사회 최고 명사들

the cream of the crop of this season's movies

이번 시즌 영화들 중 최고 수확물들