sell oneself short

sell oneself short

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

   Hypernym: sell short

   don't sell yourself short

   Don't sell yourself short. You're better than most around here.

   You're selling yourself short by not mentioning your years of experience.

• stand in one's value
• undersell
• cry stinking fish (British)