Word Meaning 尻尾を出す

しっぽをだす shippo o dasu

尻尾を出す is read as しっぽをだす (shippo o dasu) and means to show one's true colors (colours).

Meaning

English

to show one's true colors (colours)
to expose one's faults
to give oneself away

Reading

Kana

しっぽをだす

Romaji

shippo o dasu

Writing Variants

しっぽを出す しっぽをだす shippoodasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Synonyms 生地が出る,生地を出す,シッポを出す,正体を現す,正体を見せる,地が出る,地金が出る,地金を出す Proverb ✓ Rank 154238 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

尻尾を振る

しっぽをふる

to wag one's tail

尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

to grab by the tail

尻尾をまく

しっぽをまく

to tuck one's tail between one's legs

出っ尻

でっちり

protruding buttocks

蜥蜴の尻尾切り

とかげのしっぽぎり

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them

尻

しり

consequence

乗り出す

のりだす

to begin to ride

引き出す

ひきだす

to withdraw (money)

割り出す

わりだす

to calculate

出す

だす

... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)

飛び出す

とびだす

to appear (suddenly)