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
Golbahar	-	Persian
Reuben	ROO-bən (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, English
Mus'ad	-	Arabic
Shinobu	shee-no-boo	Japanese
Vissarion	-	Russian, Greek
Gavrel	-	Yiddish