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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

In Chile, to reveal your true colors, especially when they turn out to be worse than expected. When someone saca el cobre, the friendly facade drops and you finally see what they are actually made of.

Examples

He was super charming at first, but then his true colors came out.

The moment things got hard, he showed who he really was and left the team hanging.

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Regional synonyms

A kite in Mexico. It comes from the Nahuatl word 'papalotl' meaning butterfly, because it flies through the sky with the same grace and freedom as a butterfly on a perfect windy day.