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- shadow of oneself
shadow of oneself
*shadow of oneself
and *a shadow of itself; *a shadow of one's former selfFig. someone or something that is not as strong, healthy, full, or lively as before. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) The sick man was a shadow of his former self. The abandoned mansion was merely a shadow of its old self.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Danny | | ['dæni] | |
Mahdi | | - | Arabic, Persian |
Jacqui | | JAK-ee | English (British) |
Venkata | | - | Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam |
CianÁN | | - | Irish |
Susi | | ZOO-zee | German |