sell oneself
Convince another of one's merits, present oneself in a favorable light, as in A job interview is an ideal opportunity to sell oneself to a prospective employer. Originally this idiom, dating from the second half of the 1700s, alluded to selling one's services for money, but it was being used more loosely by the mid-1800s.
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How to use sell oneself in a sentence
In an age that was all about “sell, sell, sell,” it is no wonder that it had become increasingly acceptable to sell oneself.
The temptation to sell oneself under such circumstances would have been too much for common Parliamentary virtue.
The Earl of Beaconsfield | James Anthony Froude
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