"formidable shadow" — Collocation dictionary inglés

formidable shadow collocation
Automatic translation (We do not guarantee its correctness): onieśmielający cień
  1. formidable adjetivo + shadow sustantivo
    Very loose collocation

    Though he admired his father greatly, the opportunity to be out from under Palin Majere's formidable shadow while doing something important on his own appealed to him.