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
Narendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu
Midhat-Arabic
IngebjØRg-Norwegian, Danish
Addison[ædisn]
ChanningCHAN-ingEnglish (Modern)
Dubhghall-Irish, Scottish