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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amse	-	Frisian
Celyn	-	Welsh
Franca	-	Italian
Ike	IEK	English
Clementia	-	Late Roman
Lionel	lee-o-NEL (French), LIE-nəl (English)	French, English