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
Pius	PIE-əs (English)	Late Roman
RocÍO	ro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Baldwin	BAWLD-win (English)	English, Ancient Germanic
Frangag	-	Scottish
Ikram	-	Arabic
Othniel	AWTH-nee-əl (English)	Biblical