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.
See also: color, show

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valerija-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Enricoen-REE-koItalian
Evelina[evi'lainə]
GailaGAY-ləEnglish (Rare)
Alice['ælis]
Royse-Medieval English