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shows one's true colors

shows one's true colors is the third-person singular simple present indicative of show one's true colors.

Meaning of show one's true colors

Verb

show one's true colors (third-person singular simple present shows one's true colors, present participle showing one's true colors, simple past showed one's true colors, past participle shown one's true colors or (US also) showed one's true colors)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.

Questions about shows one's true colors

What is shows one's true colors the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shows one's true colors is the third-person singular simple present indicative of show one's true colors.

Words near shows one's true colors in the dictionary

  1. shows one's cards
  2. shows one's claws
  3. shows one's hand
  4. shows one's stuff
  5. shows one's teeth
  6. shows one's true colors
  7. shows one's true stripes
  8. shows one's work
  9. shows oneself
  10. shows out
  11. shows round

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