Sell oneself short to sell someone short definition and meaning

If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthroughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'selloneselfshorttosellsomeoneshort'    Share× Credits× selloneselfshorttosellsomeoneshort ortosellsomeoneshort phrase Ifyousellsomeoneshort,youdonotpointouttheirgoodqualitiesasmuchasyoushouldordoasmuchforthemasyoushould. Theyneedtoimprovetheirimage–theyaresellingthemselvesshort. Sellingtheirfansshortinsuchashabbywayisnotacceptable. 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