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hide your light under a bushel
hide your light under a bushel
Not to reveal hidden abilities. The expression is usually used in advice to reveal those talents and then use them. A bushel was a container for measuring grain. In Matthew 15:15, Jesus said, “Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a candlestick.”
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nelinho | | - | Portuguese |
| Effie (1) | | EF-ee | English (Archaic) |
| Aonghus | | - | Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology |
| Medea | | mə-DEE-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian |
| Teobaldo | | - | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
| Panagiota | | - | Greek |