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All cats are grey in the dark

Meaning: The implication is that beauty, or physical appearance, is unimportant.

Note: grey (BrE), gray (AmE) (adj.) = a colour between black and white | the dark (noun) = the absence of light in a place; darkness

Quick Quiz:

The saying "All cats are grey in the dark" suggests that a pleasing physical appearance is
  1. not that important
  2. important at night
  3. neither black nor white


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