Translation/Meaning of "you never win a laurel wreath being diffident with sb" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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you never win a laurel wreath being diffident with sb: （人に）下手に出ていたのではつとまらないデイヴィス著酒井邦秀訳『青銅の翳り』(Shadows in Bronze ) p. 32