单词 | show one's true colors |
释义 | show one's true colorsReveal oneself as one really is, as in We always thought he was completely honest, but he showed his true colors when he tried to use a stolen credit card. This expression alludes to the antonym, false colors, that is, sailing under a flag other than one's own. [Late 1700s] Words nearby show one's true colorsshow one's colors, show one's face, show one's hand, show one's heels, show one's teeth, show one's true colors, showpiece, showplace, show pony, showroom, showrunner The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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