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)

  1. (intransitive) To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it.

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