گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'hide one's light under a bushel'

1 general:: Show extreme modesty, as in Even after Paul won the scholarship he went on hiding his light under a bushel. This expression, which does not necessarily express approval of this behavior, has its origin in the New Testament (Matthew 5:15): ‘‘Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick." [Early 1600s]