Idiom
live in the shadow of
Meaning
To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He lives in the shadow of his famous father.”
“The young athlete struggled to find his own identity while living in the shadow of his brother's Olympic success.”
“Throughout her long career in the arts, she constantly felt she was living in the shadow of her mother's legendary reputation as a painter.”
Examples
simple
“He lives in the shadow of his famous father.”
contextual
“The young athlete struggled to find his own identity while living in the shadow of his brother's Olympic success.”
complex
“Throughout her long career in the arts, she constantly felt she was living in the shadow of her mother's legendary reputation as a painter.”
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