"mettre son orgueil sous ses pieds" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \mɛ.tʁə sɔ̃ ɔʁ.ɡœj su sɛ pje\
  1. Ne pas mettre en avant l’avantage dont on pourrait se prévaloir. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-mettre_son_orgueil_sous_ses_pieds-fr-verb-OBkztiVm Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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