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colours
colours (Brit.)n. 旗; 色を組み合わせたもの(軍旗; 制帽など); 人格, 特質(colors とも綴る)colour (Brit.)col·our || 'kʌləv. 色, 色を加える, ゆがめる, 粉飾する(colorとも綴る)n. 陰, 色合い, 色調(colorとも綴る)adj. 色を使った; 色をした
in glowing terms colours イディオム
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.
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.