含义: a horse of another colour

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colo 成语

a horse of a different color

a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.

horse of a different color

(See a horse of a different color)

look at (see) the world through rose-colored glass

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.

look at the world through rose-colored glasses

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic I told him not to be so naive and always look at the world through rose-colored glasses.

off-color

in bad taste, rude, dirty He told an off-color joke at the party that made his wife very angry.

see the world (things) through rose-colored glasse

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic She is a little unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.

true colors

real beliefs, true values, principles In the debate on abortion we'll see her true colors - her beliefs.

with flying colors

with great or total success She passed her course with flying colors and now wants to go out and celebrate.

colors

gang attire, usually colored to differentiate between gangs

fly your color

to wear colors of your gang

colour up

1．turn red in the face脸红
Mary coloured up when she heard her boyfriend's name mentioned．听到有人提起男朋友的名字，玛丽脸红了。
When I complimented her，she coloured up a bit and said it was nothing really．我夸奖她时，她有点脸红，说那实际上不值得一提。
2．exaggerate夸大，渲染
Some journalists like to colour their stories up with lurid details of people's private lives．有些记者喜欢渲染人们私生活的一些俗艳故事细节。

give color to

make sth．seem true or likely（加以渲染）使某事可信、生动
The illustrations he used helped to give colour to his lecture．他采用的图解使他的演讲大为生动。
The boy's torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight．这孩子的衣服被撕破，这更使人相信他跟别人打架的故事了。

give/lend color to

lend color to

off color

unwell； in low spirits气色不好；身体有点不舒服；神情沮丧
I'm off color today．今天我感到不舒服。
“You're looking a bit off color yourself，Mr．Young．”“Oh， I feel very tired， doctor．”“杨先生，你看上去气色有点不好。”“噢，医生，我感觉很累。”

sail under false colors

pretend to be what one is not 冒充
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。

under colo r of

on the pretext of以…为借口；在…的幌子下
There are infamous hypocrites who promote their own advantage under color of the public good．有些无耻的伪君子假公济私，谋取私利。
The man extorted money under color of philanthropy from quite a number of people．那人打着慈善的幌子，从不少人那儿捞取钱财。

under colo (u) r of

without color

without disguise不隐瞒；无掩饰Tell me directly without color，whether it be so or not．不管情况是否如此，都请直率地告诉我。

show one's true colors

Idiom(s): show one's (true) colors

Theme: 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.

see the color of one's money

Idiom(s): see the color of one's money

Theme: MONEY

to verify that someone has money or has enough money. (Slang.)
• So, you want to make a bet? Not until I see the color of your money.
• I want to see the color of your money before we go any further with this business deal.

horse of another color

Idiom(s): horse of another color AND horse of a different color

Theme: DIFFERENCE

another matter altogether.
• I was talking about trees, not bushes. Bushes are a horse of another color.
• Gambling is not the same as investing in the stock market. It's a horse of a different color.

come through sth with flying colors

Idiom(s): come through sth with flying colors

Theme: SUCCESS

to survive something quite well.
• Todd came through the test with flying colors.
• Mr. Franklin came through the operation with flying colors.

COLOR IN

(separable) to fill with color (usually an outline)
" Max happily colored in the pictures in his textbook."

Color bar

Rules that restrict access on the basis of race or ethnicity are a color bar.

Off colour

If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill.

Rose-colored glasses

If people see things through rose-colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.

Sail under false colours

Someone who sails under false colours (colors) is hypocritical or pretends to be something they aren't in order to deceive people.

Show your true colors

To show your true colors is to reveal yourself as you really are.

True colours

If someone shows their true colours, they show themselves as they really are. ('True colors' is the American spelling.)

Under false colours

If someone does something under false colours/colors, they pretend to be something they are not in order to deceive people so that they can succeed.

With flying colours|With flying colors

If you pass something with flying colours (colors), you pass easily, with a very high mark or grade.

change color|change|color

v. phr. 1. To become pale. The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear. Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color. 2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush. Mary changed color when the teacher praised her drawing. Tom got angry at the remark and changed color.

color guard|color|guard

n. A military guard of honor for the flag of a country; also: a guard of honor to carry and protect a flag or banner (as of a club). There were four Marines in the color guard in the parade. Bob was picked to be a color guard and to carry the banner of the drum corps at the football game.

color scheme|color|scheme

n. A plan for colors used together as decoration. The color scheme for the dance was blue and silver. Mary decided on a pink and white color scheme for her room.

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.

give color to|color|give|give color|lend|lend colo

v. phr. To make (something) seem true or likely. The boy's torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight. The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation.

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.

horse of a different color|color|horse|horse of an

n. phr., informal Something altogether separate and different. Anyone can be broke, but to steal is a horse of a different color. Do you mean that the boy with that pretty girl is her brother? I thought he was her boyfriend. Well, that's a horse of another color.

nail one's colors to the mast|colors|mast|nail

literary To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights.

off-color|color|colored|off|off-colored

adj. 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. The librarian complained that the painter had used an off-color green on the walls. 2. informal Not of the proper kind for polite society; in bad taste; dirty. When Joe finished his off-color story, no one was pleased.

sail under false colors|colors|false colors|sail

v. phr. 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. The pirate ship flew the American flag until it got near, then raised the black flag. 1. To pretend to be what you are not; masquerade. The garage hired Jones as a mechanic, but fired him when they found he was sailing under false colors. They found out that Smith was an escaped convict who had been sailing under false colors as a lawyer.

show one's colors|color|colors|show

v. phr. 1. To show what you are really like. We thought Toby was timid, but he showed his colors when he rescued the ponies from the burning barn. 2. To make known what you think or plan to do. Mr. Ryder is afraid that he will lose the election if he shows his colors on civil rights. We would not help Jim until he showed his colors.

turn color|color|turn

v. phr. To become a different color. In the fall the leaves turn color. When the dye was added the solution turned color.

with flying colors|colors|flying colors

adv. phr. With great or total success; victoriously. Tow finished the race with flying colors. Mary came through the examination with flying colors.

color

color
In addition to the idiom beginning with color, also see false colors; horse of a different color, a; lend color to; look through rose-colored glasses; under false colors; with flying colors, pass with.

color line

color line
draw the color line
to impose or accept the color line

color of someone's money, see the

color of someone's money, see the
Prove that you can pay, as in Before we talk any more about this car, let's see the color of your money. This term probably originated in gambling or betting. [Slang; early 1900s]

false colors

false colors
Pretense, misrepresentation, or hypocrisy; deceptive statements or actions. For example, She's sailing under false colors—she claims to be a Republican, but endorses Democratic legislation. This term alludes to the practice of pirate ships sailing under false colors—that is, running a particular flag specifically to lure another vessel close enough to be captured. [Late 1600s]

flying colors

flying colors
with flying colors
with notable victory or success