化ばけの皮かわを剥はぐ

expression, godan verb (-gu)

unmask; expose someone's true nature

Idiomatic expression meaning to reveal someone's hidden true character, especially when they have been pretending to be something they are not. Often used when a deceitful or hypocritical person is exposed.

• 彼かれの優やさしい態たい度どは嘘うそだった。ついに化ばけの皮かわを剥はいだ。

  His kind attitude was a lie. He was finally unmasked.

• 記き者しゃ会かい見けんで、その政せい治じ家かの化ばけの皮かわを剥はいだ。

  At the press conference, they exposed the politician's true nature.