English Dictionary

live in the shadow of

/lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/

verb

(literally) To live in the shadow cast by a structure. / (idiomatic) To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.

Many people live in the shadow of their fears.

意味（1）

(literally) To live in the shadow cast by a structure.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.

Many historical personalities have lived in the shadow of great men; Harry Truman in the shadow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Lowery in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Hank Aaron in the shadow of Babe Ruth.