sell short, v.
underestimate the real value or ability of
<verb.cognition>
sell short
sample sentences
"Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
<verb.possession>
sell short
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something