show one's true stripes

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior. idiomatic
    — Fidel Castro showed his true stripes again—as if they weren't indelible enough already—by letting his MiGs shoot down two of three unarmed Cuban-exile planes off Havana's coast on Saturday.

词形变化

shows one's true stripes present,singular,third-person showing one's true stripes participle,present showed one's true stripes past shown one's true stripes participle,past showed one's true stripes US,also,participle,past
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