"jump at one's own shadow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jumps at one's own shadow [present, singular, third-person], jumping at one's own shadow [participle, present], jumped at one's own shadow [participle, past], jumped at one's own shadow [past]
Head templates: {{en-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): az árnyékától is fél (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-jump_at_one's_own_shadow-en-verb-viabaRLQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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