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- afraid of own shadow
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Valora | | vah-LO-rah | Esperanto |
Leary | | LEER-ee | Irish |
Thekla | | - | German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek |
Seachnall | | - | Irish |
Spirit | | SPIR-it | English (Rare) |
JoÃO | | ZHWOWN, zhoo-OWN | Portuguese |