hide your light under a bushel. to avoid letting people know that you are good at something, usually because you are shy (often in continuous tenses) I didn't realize you could play the piano-you've been hiding your light under a bushel. See also: bushel, hide, light, under. 1  Facebook.
Confidence votes 319K. Turkish word 'bey' is a titular name in many cases sort of like Sir to Western Europeans. Depending on the country of origin, it can simply mean Sir and title of respect.
3. Commonly used with -El , Bey when African Americans change their last name signaling that they are returning to the knowledge of being of Moorish descent. 1. All bow during the grand entrance of mahad el bey! 2. Is this Carter Bey? 3. We changed from the names given to our ancestors by europeans to Bey /El to claim our nationality, since black isn't a nationality.