Definitions

true colors

NOUN

one's real self

Synonyms

WEAK

cards on the table heart on one's sleeve personality truth

Example Sentences

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But just as Rubio revealed his true colors on his first stop after Munich, AOC made what could turn out to be her most enduring impression after the conference as well.

From Slate

Billy Steinberg, who wrote the lyrics to some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s — including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and Heart’s “Alone” — died Monday at his home in Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times

With Kelly, Steinberg scored four more No. 1s on the Hot 100: “True Colors,” Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional,” the Bangles’ “Eternal Flame” and “Alone.”

From Los Angeles Times

She gave her first performance at the age of six, singing Cyndi Lauper's notoriously tricky True Colors at a school show.

From BBC

Autochrome was the first technology that could capture the true colors of a subject.

From The Wall Street Journal