someone's true colours
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someone's true colours — someone s real personality, especially when it has unpleasant or bad qualities He didn t show his true colours until they made him chairman … English dictionary
see someone's true colours — see (someone s) true colours show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. It wasn t until we started to live together that I saw her true colours … New idioms dictionary
true colours — If someone shows their true colours, they show themselves as they really are. ( True colors is the American spelling.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
true colours — If someone shows their true colours, they show themselves as they really are. ( True colors is the American spelling.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
see true colours — see (someone s) true colours show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. It wasn t until we started to live together that I saw her true colours … New idioms dictionary
show your true colours — show (your) true colours show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. When someone is faced with such a terrible ordeal, it shows their true colours … New idioms dictionary
see (someone) in (their) true colours — show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. At last he saw her in her true colours as a liar and a cheat … New idioms dictionary
show true colours — show (your) true colours show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. When someone is faced with such a terrible ordeal, it shows their true colours … New idioms dictionary
show (someone) in (their) true colours — to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. By showing the terrorists in their true colours, the government hopes to undermine public support for them … New idioms dictionary
true — I UK [truː] / US [tru] adjective Word forms true : adjective true comparative truer superlative truest *** Ways of emphasizing that something is true: Actually/In actual fact → used for saying what is really true, when this is different from what … English dictionary
