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	Pronounced	Usage
Awhina	-	Maori
Earl	URL	English
Berry (2)	BER-ee	English (Rare)
Iovianus	-	Ancient Roman
Teodora	te-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Ray	[rei]