hide one's light under a bushel
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.
Mr. Smith is an expert in many fields, but most people think he is not very smart because he hides his light under a bushel.
All year long Tommy hid his light under a bushel and the teacher was surprised to see how much he knew when she read his exam paper.
Categories:
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
An client error occurred: Error calling GET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/search?part=id%2Csnippet&q=%22hide+one%27s+light+under+a+bushel%22&maxResults=4&videoEmbeddable=true&videoSyndicated=true&safeSearch=strict&type=video&key=AIzaSyCfLRuAZZNAQm6a5uDzgY-Tt668bxsppCs: (403) The request cannot be completed because you have exceeded your <a href="/youtube/v3/getting-started#quota">quota</a>.