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show one's true stripesTo reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.Rate it:

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true stripesOne's real beliefs, sentiments, or character.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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show one's true colorsTo reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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Show Your True ColorsTo disclose or show what one is in reality, to reveal your true natureRate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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true to one's colorsloyalRate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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show one's buttTo misbehave.Rate it:

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show one's cardsTo reveal something known to oneself but previously concealed from others.Rate it:

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show one's faceTo appear publicly.Rate it:

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show what one is made ofTo demonstrate one's courage, stamina, etc.Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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tried and trueWell-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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true bluestaunchly loyalRate it:

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"a man motivated by a woman doesn't rest until his dreams come true."DreamRate it:

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"you're not going to make your dreams come true by making other people have nightmares."DreamsRate it:

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as true as a toucherUsed as a proverb to affirm that some evidence previously given earlier was trueRate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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for real and for trueGenuinely; truly.Rate it:

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hold trueto remain true, valid or applicable; to applyRate it:

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hold trueto be true, valid or applicableRate it:

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ring trueTo seem to be correct, or plausibleRate it:

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tried and trueThe expression conveys the theme that certain agendas, thrusts, actions approaches, formulas, have proven to be creditable, dependable, helpful, workable.Rate it:

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true believerA strict follower of a religious doctrine.Rate it:

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true blueIndubitably loyal or faithful.Rate it:

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true metaleroMiembro de la subcultura metalera que cumple con los requisitos de autenticidad impuestos en la misma.Rate it:

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true to formAccording to one's nature; as expected.Rate it:

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True-BlueTo be extremely faithful, loyal and dependable Rate it:

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get this show on the roadTo begin or launch; to get going.Rate it:

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after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.Rate it:

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dog and pony showAny presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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run the showTo be the leader, to be in chargeRate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.Rate it:

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"even without an audience, do your show." god is seeing.ShowRate it:

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