jump at one's own shadow

English

Verb

jump at one's own shadow (third-person singular simple present jumps at one's own shadow, present participle jumping at one's own shadow, simple past and past participle jumped at one's own shadow)

1. To be exceptionally timid.

Related terms

• afraid of one's own shadow

Translations

to be exceptionally timid

• Hungarian: az árnyékától is fél