Idiom
take the mask off
Meaning
To drop a facade and reveal one's true nature.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally took the mask off and showed his true feelings.”
“After months of pretending to be happy, she took the mask off and admitted she wanted to quit her job.”
“When the pressure of the investigation mounted, the politician finally took the mask off, revealing the cold ambition that had driven his career all along.”
Examples
simple
“He finally took the mask off and showed his true feelings.”
contextual
“After months of pretending to be happy, she took the mask off and admitted she wanted to quit her job.”
complex
“When the pressure of the investigation mounted, the politician finally took the mask off, revealing the cold ambition that had driven his career all along.”
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