afraid of own shadow

afraid of (one's) own shadow

Easily scared; jumpy; timid. Everyone was surprised that Janice led the meeting with confidence, as she normally seems afraid of her own shadow. Please don't take my sister to a haunted house on Halloween—she's afraid of her 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.

词组	afraid of own shadow
释义	afraid of own shadow afraid of (one's) own shadow Easily scared; jumpy; timid. Everyone was surprised that Janice led the meeting with confidence, as she normally seems afraid of her own shadow. Please don't take my sister to a haunted house on Halloween—she's afraid of her own shadow. See also: afraid, of, own, shadow Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: afraid of (one's) own shadow afraid of one's own shadow afraid of your own shadow be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow be scared of (one's) (own) shadow scare (one) out of (one's) wits scare the wits out of (one)
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