"come out of one's shell" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come out of one's shell.ogg [Australia] Forms: comes out of one's shell [present, singular, third-person], coming out of one's shell [participle, present], came out of one's shell [past], come out of one's shell [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> out of one's shell}} come out of one's shell (third-person singular simple present comes out of one's shell, present participle coming out of one's shell, simple past came out of one's shell, past participle come out of one's shell)
  1. (idiomatic) To become more socially active or gregarious. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): tulla ulos kuorestaan (Finnish), sortir de sa coquille (French)
    Sense id: en-come_out_of_one's_shell-en-verb-1fzpsV8I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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