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The phrase "are timid about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is hesitant or lacking confidence regarding a particular situation or action.
Example: "Many students are timid about speaking in front of the class, fearing judgment from their peers."
Alternatives: "are hesitant to" or "are reluctant to".
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"Most people who like my work are timid about their own sense of art.
A lot will depend on the banks they have the power to bring Mr Mallya down, but are timid about confronting India's tycoons.
Too many are timid about why they are up there, what they need from it, what they are getting back and what they are giving.
At the Montana refuge, biologists are timid about reintroducing more ferrets until they are confident the prairie dog population in the refuge and nearby is healthy and growing.
Many of the returnees are timid about navigating an unfamiliar, corrupt system, he said, and they're not ready to accept the reality that their earnings will be quite meager.
Bill Keller, the former executive editor and now a columnist, thinks the autonomy is good: "The last thing you want is a stable of columnists who conform to a party line; or who sound the same; or who are timid about saying something provocative.
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I won't be timid about it.
"I was timid about shooting it.
Mr Modi has so far been timid about privatisations.
He said the mayor has not been timid about crime.
Women still tend to be timid about negotiating salaries and raises.
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