English-Portuguese translations for sell oneself short

Definition of sell oneself short

• To belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities (and thus avoid being acknowledged to the deserved extent

Examples

• Youre selling yourself short by not mentioning your years of experience.

Related words

• sell oneself
• sell one's soul
• sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
• to sell one's own grandmother
• telephone selling