false colors
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He promptly hoisted the French flag and under these false colors sailed boldly past the British war boats guarding Gibraltar into the Mediterranean.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is, to be strictly honest, traveling under false colors; G.I.
From Time Magazine Archive
The action of the book moves about the peeling off, in successive layers, of Waring's false colors.
From Time Magazine Archive
O'Brian was fascinated with feints and deceptions, with warships that disguise themselves or fly false colors.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was anxious not to sail under false colors, and he expressed himself approvingly of my sentiment, assuring me that my personal views in politics could make no difference in my status on this occasion.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
