sell oneself short

English

Phrase

sell oneself short

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

   Hypernym: sell short

   don't sell yourself short

   Don't sell yourself short. You're better than most around here.

   You're selling yourself short by not mentioning your years of experience.

Translations

to belittle oneself

• Finnish: vähätellä itseään
• Greek: αυτοδυσφημίζομαι (aftodysfimízomai)

See also

• stand in one's value
• undersell
• cry stinking fish (British)