疑心暗鬼

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

Meaning

  1. exp abbreviation
    suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

Example sentences

  • He has a lot of fear and doubt because people are always fooling him.

  • I'm always suspicious when a German asks for a comma.