| 释义 |
show one's true coloursReveal one’s real character or intentions, especially when these are disreputable or dishonourable: she was only too anxious to get out of the room now that her employer had shown his true colours...- In some ways it's a real blessing that Bill showed his true colors relatively early in our relationship.
- There is effective suspense, sure, but the villains are clearly defined, and any ambiguous characters immediately show their true colors.
- Polly starts out as an innocent young woman swept away by the romance of a wedding, but soon shows her true colours by taking over her husband's old firm of gangsters as soon as he is out of the way.
See parent entry: colour |