shadow

See:
  • a false friend and a shadow stay only while the sun shines
  • a shadow of (one's) former self
  • a shadow of (one's) old self
  • a shadow of (oneself)
  • a shadow of your former self
  • afraid of (one's) own shadow
  • afraid of one's own shadow
  • afraid of own shadow
  • afraid of your own shadow
  • be a ghost of (someone's or something's) former self
  • be a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
  • be a shadow/ghost of your/its former self
  • 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
  • become a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
  • beyond a doubt
  • beyond a/the shadow of a doubt
  • beyond the/a shadow of (a) doubt
  • beyond/without a shadow of doubt
  • cast a long shadow
  • cast a shadow over (some place)
  • cast a shadow over (something)
  • catch not at the shadow and lose the substance
  • coming events cast their shadows before
  • five o'clock shadow
  • frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
  • in (one's) shadow
  • in the shadow of (someone or something)
  • in/under the shadow of
  • old sins cast long shadows
  • old sins have long shadows
  • shadow of one's (former/old) self, a
  • shadow of one's self
  • shadow of oneself
  • take the shadow for the substance
  • under (someone's or something's) shadow
  • under the shadow of (someone or something)
  • valley of the shadow of death
  • wear (oneself) to a shadow
  • wear yourself to a shadow
  • without a shadow of a doubt
  • without the/a shadow of (a) doubt
  • wrangle for an ass's shadow
References in classic literature
The stranger rose, and his shadow on the opposite neighbor's balcony rose also; the stranger turned round and the shadow also turned round.
Andersens Fairy Tales
Thus spake Zarathustra, and, laughing with eyes and entrails, he stood still and turned round quickly--and behold, he almost thereby threw his shadow and follower to the ground, so closely had the latter followed at his heels, and so weak was he.
Thus Spake Zarathustra
'Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,' The shade replied, -'If you seek for Eldorado!'
Poems
"I'm not afraid of ordinary shadows," answered Ned, and in his voice there was an uncertain tone.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders
Even the shadows were sharp and stiff and clear-cut, as no proper shadows should be.
Annes House of Dreams
She floated again from out the light and into the gloom (which deepened momently) and again her shadow fell from her into the ebony water, and became absorbed into its blackness.
Island of The Fay
"If no one follows us about like a shadow, that's no proof that we've any right to blame her."
Anna Karenina
Masilo heard, and said that it should be so, though the way was far, and he feared greatly to appear before him who was called the Slaughterer, and who sat twenty days' journey to the north, beneath the shadow of the Witch Mountain.
Nada The Lily
I gave one more look into the blue shadows that had swallowed up this odd creature, and then retraced my way down the slope towards the stream, going as I judged in the direction from which I had come.
Island of Doctor Moreau
The shadow extended southeast of the coast out into the sea half-way to a large island, which he said was the seat of Hooja's traitorous government.
Pellucidar
Then he remembered that there are natural phenomena to which some one has given the name "acoustic shadows." If you stand in an acoustic shadow there is one direction from which you will hear nothing.
Can Such Things Be
And suppose further that the prison had an echo which came from the other side, would they not be sure to fancy when one of the passers-by spoke that the voice which they heard came from the passing shadow?
Republic
A POLITICAL Leader was walking out one sunny day, when he observed his Shadow leaving him and walking rapidly away.
Fantastic Fables
On glancing sideways by chance, he perceived a sort of shadow crawling after him along the walls.
Notre Dame de Paris
"You forget," Paul went on--"ah, you forget the shadow."
Moon Face and Other Stories