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Reply Wed 25 Nov, 2009 06:51 am
When we look at something through glasses, we can see clearly because thay are transparent. But what if they are coloured?
Can I use "to look at something through coloured glasses" to refer to those who have discrimination against a certain group of people like someone who has commited a crime before?
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Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Wed 25 Nov, 2009 10:52 am
@Adverb,
There is an idiomatic expression in English, "looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses." It means that one is always taking the optimistic, "rose-coloured" view of life. I have never seen that expression turned around, however, the way that you propose.
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Reply Thu 26 Nov, 2009 04:31 am
@Merry Andrew,
First I'd like to say thank you. Sorry to bother you again.
Here is another version "don't judge people through coloured-spectacles"
Does it make sense to you?
Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Thu 26 Nov, 2009 11:31 am
@Adverb,
Yes, it makes sense although it is not a common expression that one hears very often. 'Spectacles', of course, is just another word for 'eyeglasses.' The meaning of that sentences is that one should not have pre-conceived notions about people, should not look at them through spectacles of a particular coloration but, rather, see them clearly.
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Thu 26 Nov, 2009 11:33 am
@Adverb,
Did you see my reply on your other thread on the same topic?
djjd62
 
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Reply Thu 26 Nov, 2009 11:34 am
@Adverb,
the common english phrase for that situation is "don't judge a book by it's cover"
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Reply Sat 5 Dec, 2009 05:27 am
@Intrepid,
I saw it. Thanks!
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Reply Sat 5 Dec, 2009 06:44 am
@djjd62,
That one I know
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