意味: Alfred North Whitehead

n. アルフレッドノースホワイトヘッド（1861-1947年）, イギリスの哲学者で数学者, 『自然という概念』の著者

Whit イディオム

black and white

thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.

Great White Hope

(See The Great White Hope)

Great White North

(See The Great White North)

in black and white

in writing The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in black and white.

little white lie

(See white lie)

The Great White Hope

caucasian boxer who could win the heavyweight title In the 1970s, George Chuvallo was The Great White Hope.

The Great White North

Canada, the true north... Millions of Americans enjoy their holidays in The Great White North.

white as a ghost

very pale because of fear, shock, illness etc. My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.

white elephant

a purchase that was not used, a useless object Should we take the statue of Stalin to the White Elephant Sale?

white knuckles

a tense feeling, acute worry Driving through fog is scary - it's white knuckles all the way.

white lie

a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something not seriously wrong) I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick yesterday when actually I wasn

white sale

the selling at a reduced price of towels or sheets etc. We went to the white sale at the department store in order to buy some new sheets before my parents come to visit.

china white

cocaine

shay whitey

white person

Whitestone

movie theatre in the Bronx - Diamond D

white as the driven snow

Idiom(s): (as) white as the driven snow

Theme: WHITENESS

very white.
• I like my bed sheets to be as white as the driven snow.
• We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.

white as a sheet

Idiom(s): (as) white as a sheet

Theme: WHITENESS

very pale.
• Jane was white as a sheet for weeks after her illness.
• Mary went as white as a sheet when she heard the news.

put sth down in black and white

Idiom(s): put sth down in black and white

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

to write down the terms of an agreement; to draw up a written contract; to put the details of something down on paper. (Refers to black ink and white paper.)
• We agree on all the major points. Now, let's put it down in black and white.
• I think I understand what you are talking about, but we need to put it down in black and white.

Like white on rice

(USA) If you do something like white on rice, you do it very closely When Bob found out I had front row tickets for the concert, he stuck to me like white on rice.

White as snow

If something or someone is as white as snow, they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.

White feather

If someone shows a white feather, they are cowards.

White-bread

If something is white-bread, it is very ordinary, safe and boring.

white Christmas

when it snows at Christmas: "There hasn't been a white Christmas here since 1983."

whitewash

cover up the truth: "I don't believe his story. I think it's all a whitewash."

a white elephant

something that is expensive, but has no use: "People say the stadium is a white elephant and a waste of money."

black and white|black|white

n. phr. 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. He insisted on having the agreement down in black and white. Mrs. Jones would not believe the news, so Mr. Jones showed her the article in the newspaper and said, "There it is in black and white." 2. The different shades of black and white of a simple picture, rather than other colors. He showed us snapshots in black and white.

black-and-white|black|white

adj. Divided into only two sides that are either right or wrong or good or bad, with nothing in between; thinking or judging everything as either good or bad. Everything is black-and-white to Bill; if you're not his friend, you are his enemy. The old man's religion shows his black-and-white thinking; everything is either completely good or completely bad.

plain white wrapper|plain|white|wrapper

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Unmarked police car. There's a plain white wrapper at your rear door! See: BROWN PAPER BAG.

white elephant|elephant|white

n. phr. Unwanted property, such as real estate, that is hard to sell. That big house of theirs on the corner sure is a white elephant.

white lie|lie|white

n. phr. An innocent social excuse. I am too busy to go to their house for dinner tonight. I will call them and tell a little white lie about having the flu.

white sale|sale|white

n. The selling, especially at lower prices, of goods or clothing usually made of white cloth. Mother always buys many things at the January white sale to save money.

white-collar workers|white|white-collar|workers

n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well-known fact that white-collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS.

whitewash something|whitewash

v., informal To explain a major, national scandal in soothing official terms so as to assure the public that things are under control and there is no need to panic. Many people in the United States believe that President Kennedy's assassination was whitewashed by the Warren Commission. See: WHITEWASH.

bleed someone white

bleed someone white
Extort money, take someone's last penny. For example, That contractor would have bled the department white, but fortunately he was apprehended in time. Presumably this term alludes to losing so much blood that one turns pale (and perhaps also to the idea that money is the life blood of commerce). [First half of 1900s]

show the white feather

show the white feather
Display cowardice, as in The minute Bob put up his fists, Bill showed the white feather and backed down. This expression comes from cockfighting, where a white feather in a bird's tail is considered a sign of inferior breeding. [Early 1800s]

white

white
In addition to the idioms beginning with white, also see black and white; bleed someone white; great white hope; show the white feather.
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- white as a sheet
- white elephant
- white feather
- white flag, show the
- white lie
- white sale

white flag, show the

white flag, show the
Also, hang out or hoist the white flag. Surrender, yield, as in Our opponents held all the cards tonight, so we showed the white flag and left early. This expression alludes to the white flag indicating a surrender in battle, a custom apparently dating from Roman times and adopted as an international symbol of surrender or truce. [Late 1600s]