take the mask off

verb

To drop a facade and reveal one's true nature.

Meanings

verbtake the mask off (third-person singular simple present takes the mask off, present participle taking the mask off, simple past took the mask off, past participle taken the mask off)

present singular third person takes the mask off · participle present taking the mask off · past took the mask off · participle past taken the mask off

  1. idiomaticTo drop a facade and reveal one's true nature.
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APA

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Chicago

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