flinch from

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flinch from someone or something

to move back suddenly from someone or something; to shrink (back) (from someone or something) suddenly. She struck at him and he flinched from her. At the last minute the center fielder flinched from the ball.

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L) Benazir Bhutto foiled all the conspiracies of her opponents by coming to the country on 18th October 2007 and the PPPP' s workers also thronged to Karachi to mark the arrival of their leader on that day to give the message that PPPP would never flinch from their stance, Shazia Murree said. PPPP aimed sovereignty of constitution, supremacy of the parliament: ... by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan) He said the Government "won't flinch from difficult decisions", but stopped short of announcing what services were likely to be cut. Union leaders tackle PM over spending cuts by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) In a speech on Government plans to "reprioritise" spending, Mr Darling will say he "won't flinch from difficult decisions". Tough call on public purse by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			flavor of the month flea fleck with flee flee from flee to fleet of foot fleeting glance flesh flesh and blood flesh out flex flex muscles flex out of shape flexed out of shape flick flick off flick on flick out flick through flick with flicker out flies flight flight of fancy flinch from fling fling around fling aside fling at fling away fling back fling down fling head back fling in fling off fling off of oneself fling on oneself fling out of fling up fling up in face flip flip around flip burgers flip for flip lid flip off flip out flip over flip side flip the bird			flimflammer flimflammers flimflammers flimflammery flimflammery flimflamming flimflamming flimflams flimflams flimsier flimsier flimsies flimsies flimsiest flimsiest flimsily flimsily flimsiness flimsiness flimsy flimsy FLIN Flin Flon Flin Flon Greenstone Belt Flin Flon, Manitoba Flin Flon, Saskatchewan FLINBAL flinch flinch flinch flinch from flinch sign flinched flinched flinched from flinched from flincher flincher flinchers flinchers flinches flinches flinches from flinches from flinching flinching flinching from flinching from flinchingly flinchingly Flinck, Govert Flindermouse flinders flinders Flinders Aboriginal Health Research Flinders Bar Flinders Bar Flinders bars Flinders bars Flinders Christian Community College Flinders Clinical Research Ethics Committee

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