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COME TRUE,

HOLD TRUE,

RUN TRUE TO FORM.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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come true

[come true] {v.} To really happen; change from a dream or a plan into a fact. * /It took years of planning and saving, but their seagoing vacation came true […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hold true

[hold true] or [hold good] {v. phr.} To remain true. * /It has always held true that man cannot live without laws./ * /Bob is a good boy and that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

run true to form

[run true to form] {v. phr.} To follow a usual way; act as expected; agree with how a person usually acts. * /The little boy's actions ran true to form. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ring true

[ring true] {v. phr.} To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. * /I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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