sell somebody/something short - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsell somebody/something shortsell somebody/something shortMODESTto not give someone or something the praise, ... sellsomebody/somethingshortFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishsellsomebody/somethingshortsellsomebody/somethingshortMODESTtonotgivesomeoneorsomethingthepraise,attention,orrewardthattheydeserve  Don’tsellyourselfshort–tellthemaboutallyourqualifications.→sellExamplesfromtheCorpussellsomebody/somethingshort•Don'tsellthisguyshort-there'smoretohimthanjustgoodlooks. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Statistics Chronology Islam Children Seealltopics Wordoftheday nervous worriedorfrightenedaboutsomething,andunabletorelax