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true colors
with flying colors
colors
sail under false colors
I had so much wisdom as to sail un der false colors in this foolish jaunt of mine．我居然能在这次愚蠢的漫游中机智地更名改姓，真是聪明。
They are not real merchants．They are political spies sailing under false colors．他们不是真正的商人，他们是伪装的政治间谍。
show one's true colors
Idiom(s): show one's (true) colorsTheme: TRUTH
to show what one is really like or what one is really thinking.
• Whose side are you on, John? Come on. Show your colors.
• It's hard to tell what Mary is thinking. She never shows her true colors.
come through sth with flying colors
Idiom(s): come through sth with flying colorsTheme: SUCCESS
to survive something quite well.
• Todd came through the test with flying colors.
• Mr. Franklin came through the operation with flying colors.
Show your true colors
To show your true colors is to reveal yourself as you really are.With flying colours|With flying colors
If you pass something with flying colours (colors), you pass easily, with a very high mark or grade.come off|color|colors|come|flying colors|through w
v. phr. To succeed; triumph. John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college.haul down one's colors|colors|haul|haul down|strik
v. phr. 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors. 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit. After losing two sets of tennis, Tom hauled down his color.show (one's) (true) colors
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