English / idiom
See Someone's True Colors
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To understand someone's actual character or hidden intentions after a revealing event.
In context
01
During our company's worst financial crisis, we saw our manager's true colors when he abandoned the entire team.
02
She finally saw his true colors after he refused to help his lifelong friend in a dire situation.
Synonyms
unmask someone,reveal someone's nature,expose genuine motives
Antonyms
mask one's motives,conceal true intentions,keep up appearances
Collocations
finally see true colors,reveal someone's true colors,show true colors