All 7 Uses of
shirk
in
Lord Jim
- The skipper was ordering, "Get under and try to lift"; and the others naturally shirked.†
Chpt 9 *
- They were exasperated with him for being a half-hearted shirker: he focussed on them his hatred of the whole thing; he would have liked to take a signal revenge for the abhorrent opportunity they had put in his way.†
Chpt 10
- Sick of life—to tell you the truth; but what would have been the good to shirk it—in—in—that way?†
Chpt 11
- "But I've got to get over this thing, and I mustn't shirk any of it or ….†
Chpt 13
- "But I've got to get over this thing, and I mustn't shirk any of it or ...I won't shirk any of it."†
Chpt 13
- You can face it or shirk it—and I have come across a man or two who could wink at their familiar shades.†
Chpt 19
- Obviously Jim was not of the winking sort; but what I could never make up my mind about was whether his line of conduct amounted to shirking his ghost or to facing him out.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(shirk) to avoid something -- such as a duty or responsibility