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{
"etymology_text": "Satan is depicted as having cloven feet.",
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},
{
"form": "showing the cloven foot",
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},
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"ref": "1852, “The Marriage of Johnny Beedle”, in Traits of American humour, by native authors, ed. and adapted by the author of 'Sam Slick'., page 77",
"text": "Well, I went over to the Squire's, pretty well satisfied in my own mind; so, after flattering and crowing about her a little while, I up and shew the cloven foot.",
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"To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it."
],
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"word": "show one's true colours"
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],
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"word": "show the cloven hoof"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "näyttää todellinen karvansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "näyttää todelliset karvansa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "montrer ses vraies couleurs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "se montrer sous son vrai jour"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "montrer son vrai visage"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kimutatja a foga fehérjét"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kibújik a szög a zsákból"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kilóg a lóláb"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pokazywać swoje prawdziwe oblicze"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pokazać swoje prawdziwe oblicze"
}
]
}
],
"word": "show the cloven foot"
}
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"pos": "verb",
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"ref": "1852, “The Marriage of Johnny Beedle”, in Traits of American humour, by native authors, ed. and adapted by the author of 'Sam Slick'., page 77",
"text": "Well, I went over to the Squire's, pretty well satisfied in my own mind; so, after flattering and crowing about her a little while, I up and shew the cloven foot.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it."
],
"links": [
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"reveal"
],
[
"devilish",
"devilish"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "show the cloven hoof"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
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}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "näyttää todellinen karvansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "näyttää todelliset karvansa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "montrer ses vraies couleurs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "se montrer sous son vrai jour"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "montrer son vrai visage"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kimutatja a foga fehérjét"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kibújik a szög a zsákból"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"word": "kilóg a lóláb"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pokazywać swoje prawdziwe oblicze"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pokazać swoje prawdziwe oblicze"
}
],
"word": "show the cloven foot"
}
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