shift something away
shift something from something

But her eyes did not shift from the book she was looking at.

American business in particular should shift its focus from the federal to the state level.

His eyes seem to shift in color from black to dark brown.

Usually they simply shift them from one place to another, often at great cost.

I His eyes shifted quickly from left to right and back again.

Once more, he would shift from the general to the specific.

They shifted men from one part of the line to another.

It did rather shift the focus from the couple's big day!

She tried not to shift from one foot to the other.

He took a step further toward them, his eyes shifting from one to the other.