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单词 be afraid of your own shadow
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be afraid of your own shadow

idiomdisapproving(alsobe frightened/scared/fearful/terrified, etc. of your own shadow)
to befrightenedof things in a way that is notreasonableornecessary:
They areweakleaderswhoseemafraidoftheirownshadows.
For therestofyourlifeyou will have tolivesecretly,fearingeveryknockat thedoor,frightenedofyourownshadow.
I wasastonishedwhen Iheardshe'd beenarrested, as Isawher as thetimidtypewho isscaredof her ownshadow.
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(Definition ofbe afraid of your own shadowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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