- hide your light under a bushel
- to not tell anyone about your abilities or what you have achieved
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hide your light under a bushel
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hide your light under a bushel — phrase to not tell anyone about your abilities or what you have achieved Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: bushel * * * hide your light under a bushel : to not tell others about your talents, successes, ideas … Useful english dictionary
hide your light under a bushel — hide (your) light under a bushel to avoid letting people know that you are good at something, usually because you are shy. I didn t realize you could play the piano you ve been hiding your light under a bushel. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
hide one's light under a bushel — {v. phr.} To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. * /When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide one's light under a bushel — {v. phr.} To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. * /When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide light under a bushel — hide (your) light under a bushel to avoid letting people know that you are good at something, usually because you are shy. I didn t realize you could play the piano you ve been hiding your light under a bushel. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
hide one's light under a bushel — verb To conceal ones talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention. [Y]ouve got a bright, intelligent face. I shouldnt wonder if you werent rather clever. Why do you hide your light under a bushel? … Wiktionary
hide\ one's\ light\ under\ a\ bushel — v. phr. To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a bushel … Словарь американских идиом
hide — hide1 W2S2 [haıd] v past tense hid [hıd] past participle hidden [ˈhıdn] [: Old English; Origin: hydan] 1.) [T] to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found hide sth in/under/behind etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
