- afraid of his own shadow
- cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, timid
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
afraid of his own shadow
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afraid of one's shadow — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. * /Mrs. Smith won t stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own shadow./ * /Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult;… … Dictionary of American idioms
afraid of one's shadow — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. * /Mrs. Smith won t stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own shadow./ * /Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult;… … Dictionary of American idioms
afraid\ of\ one's\ shadow — adj. phr. informal Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. Mrs. Smith won t stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own shadow. Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid… … Словарь американских идиом
was afraid of his own shadow — was a coward, was frightened of everything … English contemporary dictionary
afraid of one's own shadow — A person who is afraid of his/her own shadow is very nervous or easily frightened. I ve never seen anyone so easily scared. She s afraid of her own shadow! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 — 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
Shadow Galactica — Sailor Moon villain group Members of Shadow Galactica. Left column: Sailor Lethe, Sailor Mnemosyne, Sailor Phi, Sailor Chi. Center column: Galaxia in her civilian and senshi forms. Right column: Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Siren, Sailor… … Wikipedia
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
