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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
lend color to — lend (or give) color to make something seem true or probable this lent color and credibility to his defense … Useful english dictionary
lend color to — See: GIVE COLOR TO … Dictionary of American idioms
lend color to — See: GIVE COLOR TO … Dictionary of American idioms
color, colour — I n. hue 1) bright, brilliant; dark; dull; garish, gaudy, loud; harsh; natural; rich; soft; subdued; vivid; warm color, colours 2) (usu. fig.) glowing color, colours (to picture smt. in glowing color, colours) 3) complementary; primary; secondary … Combinatory dictionary
color — See: 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
color — See: 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
color — See: 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… … Словарь американских идиом
Color Field — In quantum mechanics, color field is a whimsical name for some of the properties of quarks. Kenneth Noland, Beginning, magna on canvas painting by Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1958. Kenneth Noland working in Washington, DC., was a… … Wikipedia
Color of water — For the book by James McBride, see The Color of Water. Water portal … Wikipedia
give\ color\ to — • give color to • lend color to v. phr. To make (smth) 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 … Словарь американских идиом
