someone's demeanour slips

someone's demeanour slips
if your mask or demeanour slips, people start to see what you are really thinking or feeling

‘Of course,’ she said quickly, her professional mask never slipping.

Glyn’s calm demeanour seemed to be slipping.

Thesaurus: to tell or reveal a secret or secretssynonym
Main entry: slip

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