hide one's light under a bushel (English, verb)
expansion: hide one's light under a bushel (third-person singular simple present hides one's light under a bushel, present participle hiding one's light under a bushel, simple past hid one's light under a bushel, past participle hidden one's light under a bushel)
Senses:
glosses: To conceal one's positive qualities or talents, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: hides one's light under a bushel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: hiding one's light under a bushel
tags: participle
present
form: hid one's light under a bushel
tags: past
form: hidden one's light under a bushel
tags: participle
past