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to show / reveal
one's
true colors
/ʃˈoʊ ɹɪvˈiːl wˈʌnz tɹˈuː kˈʌlɚz/
phrase
to behave in a way that reveals who a person truly is as opposed to whom they seem to be
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to put / lay
one's
cards on the table
/pˌʊt lˈeɪ wˈʌnz kˈɑːɹdz ɑːnðə tˈeɪbəl/
phrase
to honestly share one's thoughts, feelings, or plans
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on the level
/ɑːnðə lˈɛvəl/
phrase
truthfully and without any deception
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to cross
one's
heart
/kɹˈɔs wˈʌnz hˈɑːɹt/
phrase
to swear that one is telling the truth about something or is going to do something as promised
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to make a clean breast of
sth
/mˌeɪk ɐ klˈiːn bɹˈɛst ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to make a confession about what one has done wrong or lied about, especially to gain relief
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to come clean
/kˈʌm klˈiːn/
phrase
to finally reveal or admit the truth about something
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to take / blow the lid off
sth
/tˈeɪk blˈoʊ ðə lˈɪd ˈɔf ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to make known an unpleasant truth about something
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the birds and (the) bees
/ðə bˈɜːdz ænd ðə bˈiːz/
phrase
a conversation with children about disturbing topics like where babies come from or what is the goal of marriage are being discussed
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on the up and up
/ɑːnðɪ ˌʌp ænd ˈʌp/
phrase
in a way that involves no deception or rule violations
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home truth
/hˈoʊm tɹˈuːθ/
noun
an unpleasant, yet truthful information someone reveals or points out about one
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to come out in the wash
/kˈʌm ˈaʊt ɪnðə wˈɑːʃ/
phrase
(of a hidden fact) to be eventually revealed or discovered
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