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hello everyone welcome back today we're

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going to learn a common English idiom

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used by Phoebe in season 9 episode 5 of

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friends in this episode Ross asks Phoebe

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if her boyfriend Mike is coming to her

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birthday dinner Phoebe responds no it's

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my first birthday with a boyfriend and

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he has to work I get mad at him but I

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think it's a little too soon to show my

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true colors now let's talk about the

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meaning of this idiom

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the idiom someone's True Colors refers

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to the real nature of a person

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particularly their character personality

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or intentions which may not be

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immediately apparent or evident

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so to show your true colors means to

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reveal your real character personality

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or intentions here Phoebe's using this

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idiom to express her decision not to

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reveal her true feelings or get upset

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with Mike for missing her birthday

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instead she's choosing to be patient and

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understanding

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let's see more examples

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Sarah seemed friendly at first but she

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showed her True Colors by betraying her

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closest friends for personal gain

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the boss's True Colors were revealed

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when she unfairly treated her employees

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John always presents himself as helpful

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but when he refused to assist his friend

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in need his true colors as a selfish

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person came to light

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