come in true colours

  • 1true — true1 W1S1 [tru:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not false)¦ 2¦(real)¦ 3¦(admitting something)¦ 4¦(proper)¦ 5 come true 6¦(loyal)¦ 7 true to form/type 8 true to your word/principles etc 9 true to life 10 (all/only) too true …

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  • 2colours — n. banner, flag 1) to display, show the colours 2) to salute; troop the colours 3) to dip; haul down, strike the colours 4) college; regimental; school colours armed forces 5) to be called to the colours character 6) to show one s colours 7) one… …

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  • 3true — 1 /tru:/ adjective 1 NOT FALSE based on facts and not imagined or invented: No, honestly, it s a true story. | it is true (that): Is it true that you re leaving? | be true of sb: Babies need a lot of sleep and this is particularly true of… …

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  • 4true — I UK [truː] / US [tru] adjective Word forms true : adjective true comparative truer superlative truest *** Ways of emphasizing that something is true: Actually/In actual fact → used for saying what is really true, when this is different from what …

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  • 5true — [[t]tru͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ truer, truest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable. Everything I had heard about him was true... He said it was… …

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  • 6come — [[t]kʌ̱m[/t]] ♦ comes, coming, came (The form come is used in the present tense and is the past participle.) 1) VERB When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there. [V prep/adv] Two police …

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  • 7True Believers (comics) — Infobox comic book title title = True Believers caption = Cover art for True Believers #1. schedule = Monthly limited = y publisher = Marvel Comics date = September 2008 present issues = 5 Superhero = y main char team = Payback Headtrip Red Zone… …

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  • 8come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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  • 9With flying colours — A ship in harbor, flying its flags. With flying colours is a popular proverbial phrase of the English language. The phrase s origins relate to ship flags. Contents 1 History …

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  • 10Theory of Colours — Infobox Book name = Theory of Colours title orig = Zur Farbenlehre translator = Charles Eastlake [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi m0422/is 2 82/ai 64573524/pg 6] image caption = Light spectrum, from Theory of Colours – Goethe observed that… …

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