Idiom: afraid of one's own shadow

Definition

idiom: afraid/scared of one’s own shadow

to be very frightened (so frightened you'd jump if you saw your own shadow in the light).
timid and fearful
cowardly, afraid to take risks

Example sentences

— My German Shepard may look like a guard dog but in reality he’s afraid of his own shadow.

— I'd go down in there to try to get the soccer ball but I'm even afraid of my own shadow.

— When I married my husband I was excited to have someone kill bugs in the house but he's afraid of his own shadow and won't help at all.

— I was honestly scared of my own shadow before I went to Africa to volunteer but now I'm confident and eager to take on new challenges.

— Sometimes the people who appear to be the most confident are actually afraid of their own shadows.

— Tom may be 6'2 but he's afraid of his shadow. Don't be intimated by him.

— Don't invite me to a movie like that ever again! You know that I'm afraid of my own shadow.

— My toddler is scared of her own shadow. She cries every day that I take her to kindergarten.

— Don't worry. My children were also afraid of their own shadows but as they grew older they became much more confident.

— We went to the amusement park yesterday and I had to go on all the roller coasters alone because my boyfriend is basically scared of his own shadow.

Idiom: afraid of one's own shadow

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