fraid Idiom

a fraidy cat

a child who is afraid to jump etc., chicken """Ian's a fraidy cat!"" the boys shouted. ""Ian's afraid to jump!"""

afraid so

"sorry, but it is true; believe me, yeppers" """Did he spend all of our money?"" ""Yes, 'fraid so."""

fraidy-cat

someone who is easily frightened (used by children) The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because he wouldn

I'm afraid so

(See afraid so)

shuck on down to the fraidy hole

go to the cellar for shelter from a cyclone or tornado, hide when you are afraid When my uncle saw the sky turn black in the afternoon, he would shuck on down to the fraidy hole.

afraid of

fearful of担心；害怕
He is afraid of hurting her feelings．他怕伤她的感情。
He was probably afraid of embarrassing me．他可能不愿使我难堪。
This young man is afraid of nothing．这个年轻人什么也不怕。

afraid to

worried；filled with apprehension 不敢；因害怕会有…结果而不敢做
He is very much afraid to go out alone at night．他很害怕晚上一个人出去。

afraid of one's own shadow

Idiom(s): afraid of one's own shadow

Theme: FEAR

easily frightened; always frightened, timid, or suspicious.
• After Tom was robbed, he was even afraid of his own shadow.
• Jane has always been a shy child. She has been afraid of her own shadow since she was three.

afraid of one's shadow|afraid|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; he is afraid of his own shadow.

fraidy-cat|cat|fraid|fraid-cat|fraidy|scared|scare

n., informal A shy person; someone who is easily frightened.

Usually used by or to children. Tom was a fraidy-cat and wouldn't go in the water.