show true colors

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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.

See also: color, show, true

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