botar as manguinhas de fora show one's true colors
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| Language pair: | Portuguese to English |
| Definition / notes: | ...Reveal oneself as one really is, as in We always thought he was completely honest, but he showed his true colors when he tried to use a stolen credit card. This expression alludes to the antonym, false colors, that is, sailing under a flag other than one's own. [Late 1700s] http://www.answers.com/topic/show-one-s-true-colors |
| URL: | http://web.archive.org/web/20040811223857/http://www.englishpeculiarities.hpg.ig.com.br/M.htm |
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