His mask had suddenly slipped, and she saw him as the angry and cruel man that he really was.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
someone's mask slips — someone’s mask/demeanour/slips phrase if your mask or demeanour slips, people start to see what you are really thinking or feeling ‘Of course,’ she said quickly, her professional mask never slipping. Glyn’s calm demeanour seemed to be slipping … Useful english dictionary
mask slips — (someone s) mask slips if someone s mask slips, they do something which shows people their real personality, when they have been pretending to be a different, usually nicer, type of person. His mask had suddenly slipped, and she saw him as the… … New idioms dictionary
someone's demeanour slips — someone’s mask/demeanour/slips phrase if your mask or demeanour slips, people start to see what you are really thinking or feeling ‘Of course,’ she said quickly, her professional mask never slipping. Glyn’s calm demeanour seemed to be slipping … Useful english dictionary
slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slip — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… … English dictionary
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