sail under false colors

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To deceive or intentionally mystify. idiomatic,obsolete
    — They were all not exactly sailing under false colours, but deceiving themselves as to their motives—and one another, to a lesser degree, by their actions.

词形变化

sails under false colors present,singular,third-person sailing under false colors participle,present sailed under false colors participle,past sailed under false colors past
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