Meaning of sell sb/yourself/sth short in English

to not consider someone or something to be as valuable or good as he, she, or it deserves: Don't sell yourself short - you've got the skills and the experience. Meaningofsellsb/yourself/sthshortinEnglish sellsb/yourself/sthshort tonotconsidersomeoneorsomethingtobeasvaluableorgoodashe,she,oritdeserves:Don'tsellyourselfshort-you'vegottheskillsandtheexperience. Analysingandevaluating adjudication analyse analyser analyst consideration exam goonsth goover gothroughsth havethemeasureofsb/sthidiom inquiry inspect judge scopesth/sbout scratchbeneaththesurfaceidiom scrutinize scrutiny searching theacidtest vet Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. 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