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
Hilarius-Ancient Roman
Deiniol-Welsh
Hicks[hiks]
Ajeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Parthenope-Greek Mythology
GÖKsu-Turkish