show one's true stripes (English, verb)
expansion: show one's true stripes (third-person singular simple present shows one's true stripes, present participle showing one's true stripes, simple past showed one's true stripes, past participle shown one's true stripes or (US also) showed one's true stripes)
Senses:
glosses: To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: shows one's true stripes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: showing one's true stripes
tags: participle
present
form: showed one's true stripes
tags: past
form: shown one's true stripes
tags: participle
past
form: showed one's true stripes
tags: US
also
participle
past