afraid of (one's) own shadow

Easily scared; jumpy; timid. Everyone was surprised that Janice led the meeting with confidence, as she normally seems afraid of her own shadow. Please don't take my sister to a haunted house on Halloween—she's afraid of her own shadow.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gwenda	GWEN-də (English)	Welsh, English
Lita	-	English
Ole	OL-e (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Ruairidh	-	Scottish
Akbar	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Crispinus	-	Ancient Roman