English / proverb
All Cats Are Grey at Night
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A British spelling variant asserting that under obscure or challenging conditions, physical traits and status differences become imperceptible.
In context
01
Trapped in the mountain shelter during the blizzard, the travelers discovered that all cats are grey at night.
02
Corporate titles mean nothing when surviving a disaster, for all cats are grey at night when the ship is sinking.
Synonyms
adversity eliminates privilege,obscurity conceals differences,all are equal in darkness
Antonyms
privilege endures,visible distinctions matter
Collocations
remind them all cats are grey at night,reflect that all cats are grey at night,show that all cats are grey at night