sells short
Doesn't give credit
Sells short means to undervalue or underestimate someone or something: Don't sell yourself short—you're more qualified than you think.
The phrase comes from short selling in finance, where an investor sells borrowed stock hoping to buy it back cheaper later.
The figurative sense suggests failing to recognize full worth or potential.
- fallDescend under gravity
- dropFall or release
- margin tradingInvesting with borrowed capital
- undervaluationRating below actual worth
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
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sells shortoverestimates
Gauges too high
overvalues · overstates · overpraises · inflates · exaggerates
sells shortchampions
Contest winners, top performers
talks up · appreciates · celebrates · touts · promotes
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