- be afraid of own shadow
- Общая лексика: (one's) бояться собственной тени
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
be afraid of own shadow
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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
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
afraid of one's own shadow — Extremely timid • • • Main Entry: ↑shadow … Useful english 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
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
afraid of his own shadow — cowardly, fearful, faint hearted, timid … English contemporary dictionary
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
afraid of one's own shadow — adjective Exceptionally timid … Wiktionary
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
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
