露马脚
露马脚
lòu mǎ jiǎo
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
verbidiom
Traditional: 露馬腳
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- (verb, idiom) to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
- to give the game away
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Related Words
露出马脚(lù chū mǎ jiǎo)· to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
→狐狸尾巴(hú li wěi ba)· lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
→路遥知马力，日久见人心(lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn)· just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
→一不做，二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)· don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
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