afraid of own shadow

afraid of one's own shadow

Fig. easily frightened; always frightened, timid, or suspicious. (An exaggeration.) After Tom was robbed, he was even afraid of his own shadow.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Somboon	-	Thai
AÑUli	-	Western African, Igbo
Sita	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Justine	[dʒə'sti:n]
Pascuala	pahs-KWAH-lah	Spanish
Ketil	-	Norwegian