do yourself justice

do yourself justice
do yourself justice phrase
to show your ability by doing something as well as you can

I never do myself justice in exams.

Thesaurus: to succeed in doing somethingsynonym
Main entry: justice

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do yourself ˈjustice idiom
to do sth as well as you can in order to show other people how good you are

She didn't do herself justice in the exam.

Main entry:justiceidiom

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