shows one's true colors

A form of show one's true colors — To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of show one's true colors
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APA

shows one's true colors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shows%20one's%20true%20colors

MLA

“shows one's true colors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shows%20one's%20true%20colors. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shows one's true colors,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shows%20one's%20true%20colors.

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