in disguise
Appearance
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Employing a disguise.
- The celebrity went unnoticed by her fans because she was in disguise.
- The homeless man was actually a police officer in disguise working to catch drivers texting.
- (figuratively) Seeming to be something else than what it actually is.
- That so-called news story is really advertising in disguise.