under the guise of
1under the guise of — under/in/the guise of phrase looking like someone or something else, or pretending to be them This is a country where reporters have to visit in the guise of tourists. Thesaurus: general words for appearancessynonym Main entry: guise …
2Under the breath — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …
3Under the lee — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …
4Under the rose — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …
5in the guise of — under/in/the guise of phrase looking like someone or something else, or pretending to be them This is a country where reporters have to visit in the guise of tourists. Thesaurus: general words for appearancessynonym Main entry: guise …
6guise — [gaız] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Frenc] formal the way someone or something appears to be, which hides the truth or is only temporary in/under the guise of sth ▪ They operated a drug smuggling business under the guise of an employment agency. ▪… …
7Guise — (g[imac]z), n. [OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F. guise, fr. OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise. See {Wise}, n.] 1. Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; often used formerly in such phrases as: at his… …
8The Golden Ass —   Title page from John Price s Latin edition of Apuleius novel Metamorphoses, or the Golden Ass …
9Under — Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or lower …
10Under arms — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …
