English Explanatory Dictionary

sell oneself short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. To belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities (and thus avoid being acknowledged to the deserved extent).

Word forms

sell oneself short

Related words

stand in one's value undersell cry stinking fish
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