- hide one's light under the bushel
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I didn't realize you could play the piano — you've been hiding your light under the bushel.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов. 2013.
hide one's light under the bushel
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hide one's light under a bushel — {v. phr.} To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. * /When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide one's light under a bushel — {v. phr.} To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. * /When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hide one's light under a bushel — ► hide one s light under a bushel keep quiet about one s talents or accomplishments. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 15.] Main Entry: ↑hide … English terms dictionary
hide\ one's\ light\ under\ a\ bushel — v. phr. To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do. When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a bushel … Словарь американских идиом
hide — Ⅰ. hide [1] ► VERB (past hid; past part. hidden) 1) put or keep out of sight. 2) conceal oneself. 3) keep secret. ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a camouflaged shelter used to observe wild … English terms dictionary
bushel — /ˈbʊʃəl / (say booshuhl) noun 1. a unit of dry measure in the imperial system equal to 36.36872 × 10 3 m3 (8 gal). 2. Also, Winchester bushel. US a unit of dry measure equal to 35.239070 × 10 3 m3. 3. (before the introduction of SI units, the… …
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
hide — 1. v. & n. v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of sight (hid it under the cushion; hid her in the cupboard). 2 intr. conceal oneself. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by from) keep (a fact) secret (hid his real motive from her) … Useful english dictionary
hide — hide1 verb (past hid; past participle hidden) put or keep out of sight. ↘keep secret. ↘conceal oneself. noun Brit. a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters. Phrases hide one s light under a bushel keep quiet about one s… … English new terms dictionary
light — See: BRING TO LIGHT, COME TO LIGHT, DASH LIGHT, HIDE ONE S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL, IN THE LIGHT OF, MAKE LIGHT OF, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK, OUT LIKE A LIGHT, SEE THE LIGHT, TRAVEL LIGHT … Dictionary of American idioms
light — See: BRING TO LIGHT, COME TO LIGHT, DASH LIGHT, HIDE ONE S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL, IN THE LIGHT OF, MAKE LIGHT OF, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK, OUT LIKE A LIGHT, SEE THE LIGHT, TRAVEL LIGHT … Dictionary of American idioms
