to reveal one’s real character or intentions
показать свой настоящий характер или намерения (pokazat' svoi nastoyashchie tsveta)
"He showed his true colors when he took charge of the team."
"Он показал свои настоящие цвета, когда взял на себя руководство командой." (On pokazal svoi nastoyashchie tsveta, kogda vzyal na sebya rukovodstvo komandoy.)
to tell an exaggerated or false story
to start working hard on something
a person who keeps their promises
to delay dealing with something until later
a group of people who work extremely well together
to begin a new stage or period in life
