Not reaching one's full potential. The origin of the term is "short selling" a stock (i.e., betting against a company). The "short seller" essentially "borrows" stock from a company and agrees to pay back the company whatever the stock is worth at some point in the future. The purchaser sells the stock immediately, anticipating that the price will fall over the next few months. If the stock price actually falls, the purchaser will pay back the company less money than what the purchaser sold the stock for.
Jane: "I'm not good at science classes."
John: "I think your selling yourself short."
Jane: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
John: "Let's not sell ourselves short here. I heard Warren G is putting on a concert in Williamsburg."
John: "I think your selling yourself short."
Jane: "Want to see a movie tonight?"
John: "Let's not sell ourselves short here. I heard Warren G is putting on a concert in Williamsburg."
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Get the Wolfin/sellin wolf tickets mug.When someone gives you what-if scenarios that could hypothetically come true, giving false hope and then you finding out that they sold you words (a "dream"), that could never be achieved.
EXAMPLE 1:
What happened to you Alyssa?
Oh, I'm so bummed out.
Why is that?
Josh was selling me dreams. He said he bought a house when I decided to move to "__" with him, but he still lives with his parents. What am I going to do?
EXAMPLE TWO:
Josh, I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?
Dude, I found out Alyssa was selling me dreams.
Selling dreams?
She never loved me, all she said was stuff that she wanted to marry me, but it turns out she never loved me in the first place.
What happened to you Alyssa?
Oh, I'm so bummed out.
Why is that?
Josh was selling me dreams. He said he bought a house when I decided to move to "__" with him, but he still lives with his parents. What am I going to do?
EXAMPLE TWO:
Josh, I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?
Dude, I found out Alyssa was selling me dreams.
Selling dreams?
She never loved me, all she said was stuff that she wanted to marry me, but it turns out she never loved me in the first place.
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