Definition of true colors

true colors    

noun - plural

• one's true self.

  I'm beginning to see your true colors.

  This person is showing his true colors.

  Last edited on May 09 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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