show one's true colours in English

Forms: shows one's true colours [present, singular, third-person], showing one's true colours [participle, present], showed one's true colours [past], shown one's true colours [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> one's true colours}} show one's true colours (third-person singular simple present shows one's true colours, present participle showing one's true colours, simple past showed one's true colours, past participle shown one's true colours)

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"show one's true colours" meaning in English

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