hide one's light under the bushel

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Definition of hide one's light under the bushel in English English dictionary

hide one's light under a bushel
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 the bushel

    Hyphenation

    hide one's light un·der the Bush·el

    Turkish pronunciation

    hayd wʌnz layt ʌndır dhi bûşıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhīd ˈwənz ˈlīt ˈəndər ᴛʜē ˈbo͝osʜəl/ /ˈhaɪd ˈwʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌndɜr ðiː ˈbʊʃəl/
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