hide one's light under a bushel

English - Turkish

Definition of hide one's light under a bushel in English Turkish dictionary: özünü göstermemek; kendini göstermemek (yeteneğini gizlemek)
hide one's light under the bushel: yeteneğini gizlemek
hide one's light under the bushel: örnek olmak istememek

English - English

Definition of hide one's light under a bushel in English English dictionary: To conceal one's talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention
British soroptimists have hidden their light under a bushel: there's a feeling here that we shouldn't seek publicity because we'd be drawing attention to ourselves..

hide one's light under a bushel

Hyphenation

hide one's light un·der a Bush·el

hayd wʌnz layt ʌndır ı bûşıl

/ˈhīd ˈwənz ˈlīt ˈəndər ə ˈbo͝osʜəl/ /ˈhaɪd ˈwʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌndɜr ə ˈbʊʃəl/

() An allusion to teachings of Jesus Christ in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

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