afraid of own shadow



afraid of one's own shadow

Fig. easily frightened; always frightened, timid, or suspicious. (An exaggeration.) After Tom was robbed, he was even afraid of his own shadow.
See also: afraid, of, own, shadow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Temel-Turkish
Aegle-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Nashwa-Arabic
Anahid-Armenian
Barica-Croatian
Blaguna-Macedonian, Bulgarian