out of (one's) shell
Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!
out of (one's) shell
Less shy, reserved, or reticent and in a more sociable, outgoing, or enthusiastic state. Samantha was quite a quiet girl growing up, but she really started coming out of her shell in college. Jack is actually a very funny, engaging guy once he's out of his shell.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
out of one's shell
see under in one's shell.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.