- be afraid of your own shadow
- be afraid of (your) own shadow
to be extremely nervous and easily frightened.
She's always having panic attacks, she's the kind of person who's afraid of her own shadow.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be afraid of your own shadow
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afraid of your own shadow — afraid/scared/of your own shadow phrase very easily frightened Thesaurus: not brave or willing to take riskssynonym Main entry: shadow … Useful english dictionary
scared of your own shadow — afraid/scared/of your own shadow phrase very easily frightened Thesaurus: not brave or willing to take riskssynonym Main entry: shadow … Useful english dictionary
be afraid of own shadow — be afraid of (your) own shadow to be extremely nervous and easily frightened. She s always having panic attacks, she s the kind of person who s afraid of her own shadow … New idioms dictionary
shadow — 1 noun 1 DARKNESS (U) also shadows plural darkness caused by something preventing light from entering a place: in shadow: The room was half in shadow. | in the shadows: a thief lurking in the shadows 2 DARK SHAPE (C) a dark shape that someone or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
afraid — adjective (not before noun) 1 I m afraid spoken used to politely tell someone something that may annoy them, upset them or disappoint them: That s the most we can offer you, I m afraid. (+ (that)): I m afraid you ve been given the wrong address.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shadow — shad|ow1 W2 [ˈʃædəu US dou] n ↑shadow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dark shape)¦ 2¦(darkness)¦ 3¦(bad effect/influence)¦ 4 without/beyond a shadow of a doubt 5 in somebody s shadow 6 be a shadow of your former self 7 shadows under your eyes 8 somebody s shadow 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shadow — shad|ow1 [ ʃædou ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount often plural an area of darkness that is created when something blocks light: The kids jumped out of the shadows, trying to scare us. in shadow: Even on a bright day, the room was in shadow. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shadow — I UK [ˈʃædəʊ] / US [ˈʃædoʊ] noun Word forms shadow : singular shadow plural shadows *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable, often plural] an area of darkness that is created when something blocks light The kids jumped out of the shadows, trying to… … English dictionary
shadow — 01. The building cast its [shadow] over the house. 02. When I was a child, I used to play a game in which we had to try to step on someone s [shadow]. 03. I saw the [shadow] of a man on the side of the building. 04. She is so timid that she is… … Grammatical examples in English
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