English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
S’s
She hasn’t got her ~bearing~ on her new job (nonstandard).
She hasn’t got her bearings on her new job (standard).
Dr GAB is also a master of ~ceremony~ (nonstandard).
Dr GAB is also a master of ceremonies (standard).
I saw him in his true ~colour~ for the first time (nonstandard).
I saw him in his true colours for the first time (standard).
If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realise what they are really like.
GAB
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