shrinking violet | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A veryshyortimidperson, whoavoidscontactwith others if possible.[from early 19th c.]June, noshrinking violetshe, crossed the room and introduced herself to the newcomers.1965, “So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)” (track 1, side 2), inThat Was the Year That Was, performed byTom Lehrer:Little Johnny Jones, he was a US pilot / And noshrinking violetwas he / He was mighty proud when World War III was declared / He wasn't scared, no siree!

Examples:

EN: Well, you're no shrinking violet, baby.
ES: Pues, tú no eres ninguna violeta ingenua, muñeca.
EN: Eh, my shrinking violet?
ES: ¿Eh, mi dulce violeta?
EN: He is notoriously shy, a shrinking violet.
ES: Es notoriamente tímido y modesto.
EN: Are you a shrinking violet?
ES: ¿Te habías acobardado?
EN: I can't say you're a shrinking violet.
ES: No creo que seas una tímida violeta.
EN: A shrinking violet is my pleasure
ES: Una tímida es un placer.
EN: Dig that shrinking violet
ES: Una sorpresa te llevarás
EN: You're not exactly a shrinking violet, are you?
ES: ¿Cómo? ¿Tú también? No sabía que eras tan pillina.
EN: Dear Estella, I'm a shrinking violet myself.
ES: Querida Estella, yo mismo soy una violeta marchita.
ES: Querida Estella, yo mismo soy una violeta marchita.
EN: A rose in bloom, a shrinking violet?
ES: ? Una rosa en flor, una tímida violeta?
EN: The naughty thing! She's no shrinking violet.
ES: Ah, qué traviesa, no es nada arisca.
EN: And I'm not a shrinking violet who would repress the memory of a rapist's face.
ES: Y no soy una niña inocente que cancela de la memoria el rostro del violador.
EN: I'm a bit of a shrinking violet myself.
ES: También soy muy retraída.
EN: And don't you go being a shrinking violet, because I've got friends in the newspaper industry who are going to make sure that's well covered.
ES: Y no se haga la tímida violeta, porque tengo amigos en los diarios que se van a asegurar de que eso esté bien cubierto.
EN: What? He wasn't the class extrovert, but he was no shrinking violet either.
ES: No era extrovertido, pero no era tímido.

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