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
Godehard	-	Ancient Germanic
Dalia (1)	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Monique	mo-NEEK (French), mə-NEEK (English)	French, English, Dutch
Abdiou	-	Biblical Greek
Erebos	-	Greek Mythology
Agneza	-	Croatian