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afraid of (one's) own shadow

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.
See also: afraid, of, own, shadow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PitterPIT-tər (Limburgish)Frisian, Limburgish
LadislasLAD-i-slaws (English)History
Samuilu-Old Church Slavic
Sharma-Indian, Hindi
ClausKLOWSGerman, Danish
Devaraja-Hinduism
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