in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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His location would turn out to be a blessing in disguise, with O’Donoghue securing an interview that would change coverage of the event.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
Rather than feeling doomed by the bad, Adib is determined to discover the blessings in disguise.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
There are hundreds of possible combinations for the ending, including seven different prime candidates for who is the detective in disguise.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
Their isolation ended up being a blessing in disguise.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
Rather than feeling doomed by the bad, Adib is determined to discover the blessings in disguise.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
There are hundreds of possible combinations for the ending, including seven different prime candidates for who is the detective in disguise.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
Their isolation ended up being a blessing in disguise.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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