afraid of one's own shadow

Very timid and fearful, as in Richard constantly worries about security; he's afraid of his own shadow. This hyperbole has been used in English since the early 1500s, and some writers believe it originated in ancient Greece.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Granya	-	Irish
Jurgis	-	Lithuanian
Adannaya	-	Western African, Igbo
Tau	-	Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
Ellis	['elis]
Maeleth	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek