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
Priscus	-	Ancient Roman
Eunice	['ju:nis]
JÁN	-	Slovak
Do-Yun	do-yoon	Korean
Kearns	[kɜ:nz]
Dragoslav	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic