Afraid Of One's Own Shadow Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Afraid Of One's Own Shadow Idiom mean?

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afraid of one's own shadow What does afraid of one's own shadow mean?	to become frightened easily	The small dog is afraid of his own shadow.
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cut corners What does "cut corners" mean?	to economize	We will have to cut corners in order to save money for our holiday.

goose egg What does "goose egg" mean?	zero; score of zero.	My score on the test: goose egg.
be broke What does "be broke" mean?	be without money.	"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'mcompletely broke until payday."
pass through (someone's) mind What does "pass through (someone's) mind" mean?	to think about something briefly, to remember something briefly	It passed through my mind that I would need to go to the bank and get more money before my holiday.
take off after (someone or something) What does "take off after (someone or something)" mean?	to begin to chase someone or something	The fox took off after the rabbit which jumped out of the hole.
klutz What does "klutz" mean?	clumsy, often dumb, person.	He's a total klutz. Don't ask him to try to fix your car.

bring (someone or something) to its/their knees What does "bring (someone or something) to its/their knees" mean?	to have a negative effect or destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone/something	The strike by the teachers quickly brought the school to its knees.
Every man and his dog What does "Every man and his dog" mean?	A lot of people - as in sending out invitations to a large number of people
difficult to stomach (someone or something) What does "difficult to stomach (someone or something)" mean?	be unable to accept someone, be unable to accept something that you think is unpleasant or wrong	It is difficult to stomach my friend when she begins to complain about her apartment.
lay in (something) What does "lay in (something)" mean?	store up a supply of something, get and store something for future use	They are trying to lay in as much food as possible before winter comes.
for all practical purposes What does "for all practical purposes" mean?	for what might be reasonably expected	For all practical purposes, our car was no longer suitable for our large family.

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Afraid Of One's Own Shadow Idiom