HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL

Meaning of HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL in English

phrasal

: to be excessively modest : conceal one's abilities : shrink from public notice

a fine poet who hid her light under a bushel

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL — keep quiet about one's talents or accomplishments. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 15.] → hide
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 …
Slang English vocab
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 …
Словарь английских идиом
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 …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL — держать свет под спудом, зарывать свой талант в землю
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL — держать свет под спудом, зарывать свой талант в землю
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUSHEL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
BUSHEL — I. noun Etymology: Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic origin; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
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HIDE — I. ˈhīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hyde, from Old English hīgid, hīd; akin to Old English hīwan …
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BUSHEL — I. ˈbu̇shəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English busshel, boyschel, from Old French boissel, from (assumed) Old French boisse …
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UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
BUSHEL — (v. t. & i.) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
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BUSHEL — (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. …
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BUSHEL — (n.) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSHEL — (n.) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
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UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSHEL — ( n. ) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSHEL — ( n. ) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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LIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIDE — hide 1 — hidable , adj. — hidability , n. — hider , n. /huyd/ , v. , hid, hidden …
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BUSHEL — bushel 1 /boosh"euhl/ , n. 1. a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly …
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UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
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HIDE — I. ˈhīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hīgid, hīd Date: before 12th century : any of various old …
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BUSHEL — I. ˈbu̇-shəl noun Etymology: Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
HIDE — noun an abode or dwelling. 2. hide ·noun the human skin; so called in contempt. 3. hide ·vt to …
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BUSHEL — noun a large indefinite quantity. 2. bushel ·noun a dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. 3. …
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HIDE — [hide] n [ME, fr. OE higid, hid] (bef. 12c): any of various old English units of land area; esp: a …
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BUSHEL — [bush.el] n [ME busshel, fr. OF boissel, fr. (assumed) OF boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Celt origin; akin …
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LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIDE — the pelt taken from a cow, steer, or bull of the bovine species, from the pelt of a horse, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUSHEL — unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems of measurement. In the British system the units of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUSHEL — bushel BrE AmE ˈbʊʃ ə l ▷ bushel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
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LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
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HIDE — / haɪd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( hid / hɪd; NAmE / hid·den / ˈhɪdn; NAmE /) …
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BUSHEL — / ˈbʊʃl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring grain and fruit (equal in volume to …
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UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
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HIDE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSHEL — bush ‧ el /ˈbʊʃ ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: boissel ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
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LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 the skin of an animal, esp. when tanned or dressed. 2 colloq. the human skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIDE — v. & n. --v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of sight …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIDE — n. & v. n. 1 the skin of an animal, esp. when tanned or dressed. 2 colloq. the human skin …
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