It wasn't until we started to live together that I saw her true colours.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
see (someone) in (their) true colours — show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. At last he saw her in her true colours as a liar and a cheat … New idioms dictionary
see someone's true colours — see (someone s) true colours show (someone) in (their) true colours to show what someone s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant. It wasn t until we started to live together that I saw her true colours … New idioms dictionary
true colours — noun The real character, belief or intent of a person or group who present a dishonest picture of their nature to the world. The organisation was officially concerned with economic development but after the memo was leaked people began to see… … Wiktionary
your true colours — your true ˈcolours idiom (often disapproving) your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see • It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colours. Main entry: ↑trueidiom … Useful english dictionary
true — [[t]tru͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ truer, truest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable. Everything I had heard about him was true... He said it was… … English dictionary
true — 1 /tru:/ adjective 1 NOT FALSE based on facts and not imagined or invented: No, honestly, it s a true story. | it is true (that): Is it true that you re leaving? | be true of sb: Babies need a lot of sleep and this is particularly true of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
true — I UK [truː] / US [tru] adjective Word forms true : adjective true comparative truer superlative truest *** Ways of emphasizing that something is true: Actually/In actual fact → used for saying what is really true, when this is different from what … English dictionary
True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album) — Infobox Album | Name = True Colors Type = Album Artist = Cyndi Lauper Released = September 27, 1986 Recorded = Genre = Pop/Rock Length = 37:57 Label = Portrait Records RK 40313 Producer = Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
see — [[t]si͟ː[/t]] ♦ sees, seeing, saw, seen 1) VERB: no cont When you see something, you notice it using your eyes. [V n] You can t see colours at night... [V n ing] I saw a man making his way towards me … English dictionary
true blue — The Australian National Dictionary Centre recently received a phone call asking if we had the phrase true blue in The Australian National Dictionary, and if not, why not because, said the caller, it s a genuine Australian expression. John… … Australian idioms
