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hide one's light under a bushel
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British English
historical
archaic
literal
literary
To place a lamp or light beneath a bushel (a basket or similar container), thereby concealing or extinguishing its illumination.
2.
British English
American English
global
idiomatic
neutral
formal
To conceal or fail to display one's talents, abilities, or positive qualities, typically through modesty, shyness, or reluctance to attract attention.
Examples:
EN:
Well... sometimes it's just easier to hide one's light under a bushel.
ES:
Bueno... a veces es más sencillo esconder los propios talentos.
EN:
The key point here is to not hide one's light under a bushel.
TE:
సమాచారం యొక్క క్రింది భాగం చాలా ముఖ్యంః వేడి కారులో రేడియేటర్ టోపీని తెరవడానికి ప్రయత్నించవద్దు.
EN:
(i) to hide one's light under a bushel (ii) to take to the bush
TE:
brightness_1 పెళ్లికూతురు బస్సు నడుపుతూ పెళ్లికొడుకును మండపానికి. . . . వైరల్
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