under light

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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..

light a fire under
To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster

Let me see if I can light a fire under the waiter to get our order sooner.

light a fire under
{f} urge someone to move faster, encourage a person to begin sooner
under light

    Hyphenation

    un·der light

    Turkish pronunciation

    ʌndır layt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈəndər ˈlīt/ /ˈʌndɜr ˈlaɪt/
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