show colors

show one's (true) colors

Fig. to show what one is really like or what one is really thinking. Whose side are you on, John? Come on. Show your colors. It's hard to tell what Mary is thinking. She never shows her true colors.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alcuin	['ælkwin]
Tenney	-	Medieval English
AdÁN	ah-DHAHN	Spanish
Brigham	BRIG-əm	English (Rare)
Matrona	-	Russian, Late Roman
Aada	AH:-dah	Finnish