show one's true colors
Verb
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Verb
- To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.
- show one's true stripes
- French: se montrer sous son vrai jour, montrer son vrai visage
- German: Farbe bekennen, sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
- Russian: показа́ть истинное лицо́
- Spanish: mostrar su verdadera cara, mostrarse tal cual es
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