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Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom: To cry stinking fish.

1. To praise oneself publicly
2. To underestimate one’s own value
3. To mock competitors
4. To exaggerate success

Correct answer: To underestimate one’s own value

Solution

"To cry stinking fish" means to depreciate or undervalue one’s own product, work, or worth. Therefore, the correct meaning is to underestimate one’s own value.

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