露出馬腳

露出马脚
lùchūmǎjiǎo
  1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
  2. to give the game away

CEDICT

Homographs

露出馬腳 lòuchūmǎjiǎo

Entry Composition

1 露出 lùchū
  1. to expose
  2. to show
  3. also pr. lòuchū
2 馬腳 mǎjiǎo
  1. sth one wishes to conceal
  2. the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

Related entries

露馬腳 lòumǎjiǎo
  1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
  2. to give the game away