The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
someone's gone all shy
phrase: someone says these words (see more)
It can be like this:
Someone (e.g. Noah) was saying some things before. He is not saying anything/many things now.
It can be like this because Noah thinks like this: I feel something bad. I don’t want to say many things now. I don't want people to think something bad about me.
Some people think this is bad.
"Corey was really talkative a few minutes ago, but since her girlfriend has left, she's gone all shy."
"Now here’s a curious thing. The normally garrulous and media-friendly art dealer Stuart Purves has suddenly gone all shy on me. I’ve been having great difficulty trying to get Stuart to answer a simple question."
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