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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

in bad form

[in bad form] {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father-in-law told him that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in good form

[in good form] Contrast: [IN BAD FORM]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

true

[true] See: [COME TRUE], [HOLD TRUE], [RUN TRUE TO FORM]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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