show (one's) horns

To reveal one's evil or malicious nature. The devil is typically depicted with horns. I thought I could trust Eric until he showed his horns by spreading rumors about me. Jill definitely sabotaged my last two relationships. She might seem nice, but she always shows her horns eventually.

词组	show (one's) horns
释义	show (one's) horns show (one's) horns To reveal one's evil or malicious nature. The devil is typically depicted with horns. I thought I could trust Eric until he showed his horns by spreading rumors about me. Jill definitely sabotaged my last two relationships. She might seem nice, but she always shows her horns eventually. See also: horn, show Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cloven cloven hoof a cloven hoof wear the horns all horns and rattles rattle put horns on (one) draw in horns and pull in horns draw in your horns draw/pull in your horns
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