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color

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CHANGE COLOR,

GIVE COLOR TO or

LEND COLOR TO,

HAUL DOWN ONE'S COLORS,

HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR,

NAIL ONE'S COLORS TO THE MAST,

OFF-COLOR or OFF-COLORED,

SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS,

SEE THE COLOR OF ONE'S MONEY,

SHOW ONE'S COLORS,

WITH FLYING COLORS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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