appear in one’s true light, to

[тж. to come out in (або show) one's true colours]

показатися, з’явитися у справжньому вигляді, виявити свої справжні наміри;

His old thoughts, convictions, likes and dislikes, things be respected and things be abhorred, appeared in their true light at last (J. Conrad).

I’ve always thought you were against me. Now you’re come out in your true colours (Th. Hardy).

Another election! Could he stand a, second time without showing his true colours? (J. Galsworthy).

appear (або be, have one’s name) in the gazette, to

бути проголошеним неспроможним боржником.

appear before the footlights, to

театр. виступати на сцені, стати актором, вступити на акторське поприще.

appearances are deceitful (або deceptive)

(тж. never judge from appearances; you cannot judge a tree by its bark; you can’t judge the horse by the harness; many a fine dish has nothing on it)

присл. зовнішність оманлива;
див. тж. D-306, F-36 та F-37; 

“Appearances,” cried Jones, “are often deceitful; men sometimes look what they are not” (H. Fielding).

The British character? Suspicion had been dawning on Michael for years that its appearances were deceptive (J. Galsworthy).

appeal (або go) to the country, to

пол. розпускати парламент і призначати нові вибори до нього;

The government was defeated in the House of Commons and decided to appeal to the country (B. Henderson).

In plain terms we require from you an unconditional surrender. If you refuse it then I go to the country on the question whether England is to be an absolute monarchy or a constitutional one (B. Shaw).

appeal to Caesar, to

1. звернутися, апелювати до вищої влади, до старших;
2. пол. звернутися з закликом до виборців під час загальних виборів.

appeal to arms, to

вдаватися до зброї.

appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober, to

≅  вимагати, домагатися перегляду рішення, що було прийняте надто поспішно; 

I shall not accept that decision of yours. I shall wait and appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober (B. Henderson).

apothecary’s (або dispensary, doctor’s) stuff

розм. ліки; 

What with the ship’s surgeon and this other doctor, our only danger will be from drug, or pill; more by token, as there is a lot of apothecary’s stuff aboard, which I traded for with a Spanish vessel (N. Hawthorne).

apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter

(тж. if the pills were pleasant they would not be gilded)

присл. тому і доводиться підсолоджувати пілюлі, що вони гіркі.