sell someone short 小看某人 short, someone, sell

tingroom

　　sell someone short 意指 “ 小看某人 ” 。含有低估轻视的意思在内，也就是把人看扁了，而其实别人并没有那么差。

　　A:Gary isn't the right person for that job.
　　盖瑞不是做那份工作的适合人选。

　　Bon't sell him short. He's better than you think.
　　别小看他。他比你想象中要好。

　　这个短句也可以用于指对方，也就是 sell yourself short 。
　　A:I don't think I’m qualified for the job.
　　我想我不够资格担任这个职务。
　　B:Come on! Don't sell yourself short!
　　别那样！不要小看自己！

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youxiaxiaolala

yes, if you sell youself short, you will lose yourself!