Idiom
afraid of one's own shadow
Meaning
Exceptionally timid.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is so shy that he is afraid of his own shadow.”
“The poor dog was clearly mistreated, as he was afraid of his own shadow whenever someone walked by.”
“Despite his impressive academic credentials, the young man remained so afraid of his own shadow that he rarely spoke during the high-level policy debates.”
Examples
simple
“He is so shy that he is afraid of his own shadow.”
contextual
“The poor dog was clearly mistreated, as he was afraid of his own shadow whenever someone walked by.”
complex
“Despite his impressive academic credentials, the young man remained so afraid of his own shadow that he rarely spoke during the high-level policy debates.”
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