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
Hadas-Hebrew
Samael-Judeo-Christian Legend
AngÉLiqueawn-zhe-LEEKFrench
Adoniram-Biblical
AndersAHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Xiuying-Chinese