false modesty , also: mock modesty

Yet for the most part, his is a false modesty.

That was a bit of false modesty, but the first part is telling.

He accepted the need to take care of himself without false modesty.

Forget the false modesty and sit down next to her.

No false modesty; take the best horse you can find.

Let's have no false modesty - I can adjust to anything.

This is no time to come down with a case of false modesty."

"It is no use, our having any false modesty about a matter so important.

That was a fact she accepted without false modesty or pride.

There's no false modesty among the store's owners and employees, either.

Some readers see this as false modesty, others believe he's sincere.

There is such a thing as false modesty, you know."

They are remarkable enough without my having to resort to false modesty.

The turnout was so large that some abandoned false modesty.

I, on the other hand (and this is not false modesty), came up only gradually.

You know I don't go in for false modesty.

And he will do it with no false modesty.

Not one single attempt at playing false modesty did the dearest girl make.

Without false modesty, he was sure whoever replaced him would do worse.

Without false modesty, he knew he was one of the best in the business.

"I should have known better than to try false modesty with an empath."

Such a humble assessment might be dismissed as false modesty.

And I'm not saying this out of any kind of false modesty.

There's no false modesty about me; yes, I'm clever in all ways, always have been.

'False modesty aside, I've got to say it was better than good.