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
Sandalio	sahn-dhah-LEE-o	Spanish
Aureliano	ow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian
Jaffe	-	Hebrew
Spyridon	-	Greek, Late Greek
Liron	-	Hebrew
Iines	EE:-nes	Finnish