under false colors
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She is, to be strictly honest, traveling under false colors; G.I.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was obliged to sail under false colors until he reached Boydtown in his native State, where Morris, his mother's coachman, was waiting for him.
From Rodney The Partisan by Harry Castlemon
The Confederate would at once accuse him of sailing under false colors, and trying to pass himself off for one of Price's soldiers when he was in reality a Lincolnite.
From Rodney The Partisan by Harry Castlemon
Much of it is made from corn cobs and molasses, sealed in tin cans bearing gaudy labels, and, sailing under false colors, is sold to the trusting consumer at a high price.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed
"Well, then, my dear," said Miss Rogers, with harsh abruptness, "I am afraid I am living in this house under false colors."
From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Laura Jean Libbey
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