| statement of false modesty |
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| Bit of false modesty |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2023 |
| 'Complaint' about how hard it is to be famous, for example |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2021 |
| 'Complaint' about how hard it is to be famous, for example |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2021 |
| 'Man, I'm gonna be sore for a week after bench-pressing 350 pounds,' e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Claim that your biggest weakness is being a perfectionist, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Self-praise couched in self-deprecation, in modern lingo |
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| "I'm kind of embarrassed how many people mistake me for George Clooney and ask for my autograph," e.g. |
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