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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 |
| Letty | | LET-ee | English |
| Augustina | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Atarah | | AT-ə-rə (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| RenÉE | | rə-NE (French) | French, Dutch |
| Pandora | | pan-DAWR-ə (English) | Greek Mythology |
| Cam (2) | | KAM | English |