shadow of one's former self

Meaning: (idiomatic)This term needs a definition. Please help out andadd a definition, then remove the text{{rfdef}}.He is but a paleshadow of his former self.2004August 25, Michael Taylor, “Past waits patiently for a blast”, inSouth China Morning Post‎[1],→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon05 November 2024:Today, Shamian Island is ashadow of its former self. For the 85 years leading up to the first Opium War between China and Britain in 1841, it was the centre of the universe for foreigners doing business in China, being the only port open to foreign trade.2016, Suzanne Riss, Jill Sockwell,The Optimist's Guide to Divorce: How to Get Through Your Breakup:The woman who used to start the day with a Spin class with Suzanne turned into a mombie—a mom zombie who was ashadow of her former self. Showering was no longer important. Why bother?2024August 21, Richard Foster, “Cultivating the growth in leisure travel”, inRAIL, number1016, page37:But what unites many of these rural railways is that they areshadows of their former selves.2025June 26, Kasra Naji, “When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation”, inBBC‎[2]:Sanctions have crippled the Iranian economy, reducing a top oil exporter to a poor and strugglingshadow of its former self.

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