sail under false colours

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sail under false colours (British & Australian) also sail under false colors (American & Australian)

to pretend to be something that you are not in order to deceive people

Usage notes: If a ship sails under false colours, it uses the flag of another country in order to deceive people.

Lewis was sailing under false colours - he never told her he was a journalist.

See also: colour, false, sail

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