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sell yourself/sth short

Definition

to not consider someone or something to be as valuable or good as they deserve: Don't sell yourself short - you've got the skills and the experience.Analysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value
(Definition of sell yourself/sth short from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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