unmask one's batteries (English, verb)
expansion: unmask one's batteries (third-person singular simple present unmasks one's batteries, present participle unmasking one's batteries, simple past and past participle unmasked one's batteries)
Senses:
glosses: To begin a decisive action, especially one that reveals one’s true strength or character.
tags: dated
idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see unmask, battery.
Forms:
form: unmasks one's batteries
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: unmasking one's batteries
tags: participle
present
form: unmasked one's batteries
tags: participle
past
form: unmasked one's batteries
tags: past