Modest as a vicar’s tea partyBy Jamie Archer / Leave a Comment / SimilesSynonyms: reserved, quiet, unassuming, shy, humbleDescribes shyness dressed in its Sunday best.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyShy as a deer at the edge of a woodShy as a violet in a meadowAs shy as the squirrelBlushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceReserved as an English weather forecastAs shy as the fawnSee all "Shy" similes →