show the cloven foot

== English == === Etymology === Satan is depicted as having cloven feet. === Verb === show the cloven foot (third-person singular simple present shows the cloven foot, present participle showing the cloven foot, simple past showed the cloven foot, past participle shown the cloven foot) (intransitive) To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it. Synonym: show the cloven hoof ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== show one's true colours