put a different/new/fresh complexion on somethingto make a situation or event seem different 使形势[事情]改变 This document puts a different complexion on the matter. 这份文件使事情有了新的变化。
put a different/new/fresh complexion on something• It may put a different complexion on things.• To me, the fact that she hasn't been heard of again in seventeen years puts a different complexion on it.
→ put a different/new/fresh complexion on something at complexion(1)