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show true colors
show somebody's/something's true colors
also reveal somebody's/something's true colors to let others see what someone or something is really like Hal's wife showed her true colors by getting a second job when he lost his. Workers felt the company revealed its true colors during the crisis.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
MÁRia | | MAH-ree-aw (Hungarian) | Hungarian, Slovak |
Salvador | | sahl-bah-DHOR | Spanish |
Carter | | ['ka:tə] | |
Natali | | - | Russian, Ukrainian |
ViŠNja | | VEESH-nyah | Croatian, Serbian |
TuÂN | | - | Vietnamese |