"true to one's colors" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-true to one's colors.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} true to one's colors (not comparable)
  1. loyal Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: true to one's colours Related terms: true to one's word, true to oneself, show one's true colors
    Sense id: en-true_to_one's_colors-en-adj-zAP0ArDs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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