露出馬腳
simp露出马脚lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3lù chū mǎ jiǎo
English
- to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
- to give the game away
- to show the cloven hoof; to reveal an evil purpose; (a plan or a weakness) to be unveiled and exposed, (a secret) to be penetrated; literally "to reveal a horse's leg"
粵語 — Cantonese
- (計劃)露出破綻、缺點,(秘密,真相)俾人識穿
Examples
他終於露出馬腳了。
He has finally shown his true colors.
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佢做咁多衰嘢,終有一日會露出馬腳。
Having done so much evil, he must show the cloven hoof one day.
佢想扮日本人,但係一出聲講嘢就露出馬腳嘞。
She wanted to act like a Japanese but she exposed her trick when she spoke.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk