under false colors

How to use under false colors in a sentence

• Syrup Cocillana Compound is a nostrum sailing under false colors.

  The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 | Various

• It would seem, he said, from what he could learn, that Tillotson's honorable opponent was sailing under false colors.

  The Gay Cockade | Temple Bailey

• To be constantly forced to move under false colors was a bitter thing for Ezra.

  The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill | John T. McIntyre

• It is clear that the women calling themselves Mowbrays have had the audacity to present themselves here under false colors.

  The Princess Virginia | C. N. Williamson

• That fellow is a Custom House inspector all right, but he's sailing under false colors.

  The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler | Francis W. Doughty