local colour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He had chosen Ford and Aly as local colour for his prepared shtick, a routine that he could have done just about anywhere.
From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2017
Are they just a local colour morph, or something more interesting?
From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2014
Or is it what adds to the local colour of the Giro?
From The Guardian • May 19, 2013
The 45-minute claim was put in late and was a "bit of local colour" the secret service would allow to be used.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2010
Mere verbatim description of scenery is not the best way to work in local colour; it is liable to become guide-booky.
From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora
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