English / proverb
All Cats Are Grey by Night
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A traditional variant of the proverb emphasizing that external variations and flaws become invisible under shared obscurity or adversity.
In context
01
In the chaos of the startup's early crisis, all cats were grey by night as every team member performed manual labor.
02
Do not let self-consciousness hold you back during a crisis; in the dark struggle of rebuilding, all cats are grey by night.
Synonyms
adversity equalizes everyone,differences blur in hardship,shared vulnerability
Antonyms
distinct advantages persist,obvious differences remain
Collocations
know that all cats are grey by night,believe all cats are grey by night,as the proverb goes all cats are grey by night