What does it mean to be white as a sheet?
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Semi-bilingual Dictionaries Dutch–English English–Arabic English–Catalan English–Chinese (Simplified) English–Chinese (Traditional) English–Czech English–Danish English–Korean English–Malay English–Norwegian English–Russian English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese Very pale in the face, as in She was white as a sheet after that near encounter. This simile, dating from about 1600, survives despite the fact that bedsheets now come in all colors. QUIZ WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS? Smoothly step
over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck! Question 1 of 7 Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift. Words nearby white as a sheetwhite alder, white alert, white alkali, white ant, white area, white as a sheet, white ash, White Australia policy, white bacon, whitebait, white bass The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. How to use white as a sheet in a sentence
Extremely and unnaturally pale, as owing to fear or illness. His face went as white as a sheet when he saw the burglar in his house. Do you feel all right? Your face is white as a sheet! Our father, his face white as a sheet, put the phone down and told us he'd lost his job. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. [of someone] extremely pale, as if frightened. (*Also: as ~.) Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had been in a car wreck. Did something scare you? You're white as a sheet! Jane made up the bed with her best linen sheets, which are always as white as snow. We have a new kitten whose fur is white
as the driven snow. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Very pale in the face, as in She was white as a sheet after that near encounter. This simile, dating from about 1600, survives despite the fact that bedsheets now come in all colors. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright
© 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. If someone looks as white as a sheet or as white as a ghost, they look very pale because they are frightened, shocked or ill. When I saw him his face was as white as a sheet and he was crying. She was as white as a ghost and trembling all
over. Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012 Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017 Pale in the face. This simile
dates from Shakespeare’s time; he wrote, “And whiter than the sheets!” in Cymbeline (2.2). The term was repeated by Henry Fielding, Frederick Marryat, Artemus Ward, and Thomas Hardy, among many others, and remains current. The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer What does white as a sheet mean?If someone is (as) white as a sheet, their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear.
Where does the saying white as a sheet come from?Pale in the face. This simile dates from Shakespeare's time; he wrote, “And whiter than the sheets!” in Cymbeline (2.2). The term was repeated by Henry Fielding, Frederick Marryat, Artemus Ward, and Thomas Hardy, among many others, and remains current.
What is the simile for as white as a sheet?List of AS... AS Similes. Is white as a sheet a metaphor?If someone looks white as a sheet or as white as a sheet, they look very frightened, shocked, or ill.
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