modesty forbids me from doing something
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modesty prevents me from doing something — modesty forbids/prevents/me from doing something humorous phrase used for saying that you do not want to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities Modesty prevents me from saying what the result was. Thesaurus: humble and not… … Useful english dictionary
modesty — UK [ˈmɒdɪstɪ] / US [ˈmɑdəstɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful false modesty (= pretending to be modest) 2) a) behaviour, especially by women, that is… … English dictionary
modesty — mod|es|ty [ madəsti ] noun uncount 1. ) the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful: Peel shrugs off the attention with characteristic modesty. false modesty (=pretending to be modest)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forbid */*/ — UK [fə(r)ˈbɪd] / US [fərˈbɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms forbid : present tense I/you/we/they forbid he/she/it forbids present participle forbidding past tense forbade UK [fə(r)ˈbeɪd] / US [fərˈbeɪd] or forbad UK [fə(r)ˈbæd] / US [fərˈbæd] past … English dictionary
forbid — for|bid [ fər bıd ] (past tense for|bade [ fər beıd ] or for|bad [ fər bæd ] ; past participle for|bid|den [ fər bıdn ] ) verb transitive ** 1. ) to state that something is not allowed, according to a rule, law, or custom: PROHIBIT: new… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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