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单词 play small
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play small

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toavoidrisksandactionsthat mightcauseproblemsor make youfeeluncomfortable, with theresultthat you might notachievewhat youwanttoachieve:
Playingsmallmeansouractionsaremotivatedbyourfears, insecurities, andlowself-worth.
There is nopassionto befoundplayingsmall– insettlingfor alifethat is less than the one you arecapableofliving.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Avoiding action
  • abrogate
  • abrogation
  • avoid
  • avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
  • avoidance
  • eschew
  • evade
  • evader
  • evasion
  • fiddle
  • fiddle around
  • fight shy ofidiom
  • insure
  • short circuit
  • shrink fromsomething
  • shy away fromsomething
  • sit onyourarseidiom
  • skip out onsomeone/something
  • steer
  • welch
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(Definition ofplay smallfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/play-small##
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