sell someone short Idiom, Proverb

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a short one

a small drink, a small amount of liquor """Can I pour you a drink?"" ""Yes. A short one, please."""

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

caught short

not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

fall short

not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.

fall short (of one

not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone

in short supply

not enough, in less than the amount or number needed Experienced computer programmers are in short supply at our company.

long and the short of it

(See the long and the short of it)

make short work of something

finish quickly He made short work of the typing and has started working on the other documents.

sell (someone, something, or oneself) short

To undervalue someone, something, or oneself; to belittle or underappreciate the acceptable qualities of someone, something, or oneself. Don't advertise yourself short—your autograph is absolutely excellent! I apperceive you don't like their pitcher, but don't advertise him short—he's one of the best in the league. I anticipate they're affairs this short. It's absolutely an abundantly acceptable deal!Learn more: sell, short

sell addition short

If addition sells you short, they do not accommodate you with aggregate that they should. Students can't cope with too abundant complexity. But, on the added hand, if the babysitter makes things too simple, that's affairs them abbreviate too. If a blur is account showing, it is account assuming as the abounding assignment it was advised to be. Anything beneath is affairs us short. Note: The advertence actuality is to addition actuality cheated by actuality accustomed beneath of article than they accept paid for. Learn more: sell, short, someone

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make oneself felt make oneself scarce make out make over make room make room for someone or something make sense make sense of it make short work of something make something of it make something of yourself make something out make something up make strange make sure make the bed make the best of sell for a song sell in May sell in May and go away sell in May and stay away sell like hot cakes sell like hot cakes, to sell like hotcakes sell my clothes, I'm going to heaven sell off sell on sell on credit sell oneself sell out sell short sell somebody down the river sell somebody short sell somebody/buy a pup sell someone a bill of goods sell someone a bill of goods, to sell someone a dummy sell someone a pup sell someone down the river sell someone on sell someone or something short sell someone out sell someone short sell something for a mess of pottage sell the family silver sell the farm sell the pass sell up sell wolf tickets sell woof tickets sell your soul sell yourself short sell yourself/somebody/something short sell/go like hot cakes sell-by date seller seller's market selling point sellout selves Semper Semper Gumby send send (a) mixed message(s) send (a) mixed signal(s) send (one) (a)round the bend send (one) about (one's) business send (one) away with (something)