- false colours
- false coloursA false pretence• • •Main Entry: ↑colour
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False Colours — infobox Book | name = False Colours title orig = translator = image caption = author = Georgette Heyer cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Regency, Romance publisher = Sourcebooks, Inc. release date = 1963 … Wikipedia
false colours — /fɔls ˈkʌləz/ (say fawls kuluhz) plural noun 1. the flag of another country. 2. deceptive appearance; pretence. –phrase 3. fly (or sail under) false colours, a. (of a ship) to display, for purposes of deception, the flag of another country. b. to …
sail under false colours — Someone who sails under false colours (colors) is hypocritical or pretends to be something they aren t in order to deceive people … The small dictionary of idiomes
under false colours — If someone does something under false colours/colors, they pretend to be something they are not in order to deceive people so that they can succeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
sail under false colours — Someone who sails under false colours (colors) is hypocritical or pretends to be something they aren t in order to deceive people. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
under false colours — If someone does something under false colours/colors, they pretend to be something they are not in order to deceive people so that they can succeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sail under false colours — British & Australian, American & Australian to pretend to be something that you are not in order to deceive people. Lewis was sailing under false colours he never told her he was a journalist … New idioms dictionary
Sail under false colours — Someone who sails under false colours (colors) is hypocritical or pretends to be something they aren t in order to deceive people … Dictionary of English idioms
Under false colours — If someone does something under false colours/colors, they pretend to be something they are not in order to deceive people so that they can succeed … Dictionary of English idioms
sail under false colours — To pretend to be what one is not • • • Main Entry: ↑sail … Useful english dictionary
