(as)white
as a ghost (very pale because of fear or shock or illness)
My sister became as white as a ghost when she
saw the man at the window.
as white
as a sheet (very pale)
I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror
I looked as white as a sheet.
as white
as the driven snow (very white)
The fur on the dog was as white as the driven
snow.
black
and white (either good or bad, either one way or the other way, oversimplified)
Our boss sees everything in black and white.
carte
blanche (the freedom or permission to do what you want (blanche means white in
French)
The new manager was given carte blanche to
change the policies in her department.
raise/wave
a white flag (to indicate that you have been defeated and that you want to give
up)
The soldiers raised a white flag and
surrendered to the enemy.
The soldiers were waving a white flag when they
surrendered to the enemy.
white
elephant (a useless possession (that often costs money to maintain)
The new airport is a white elephant and nobody
wants to use it.
white
lie (a harmless or small lie told to be polite or to avoid hurting someone's
feelings)
I told my supervisor a white lie yesterday and
said that I was sick when actually I was not.
white
sale (the selling of towels or sheets at a reduced price)
white-tie
event/affair (an event that requires guests to wear formal dress such as men
wearing white bow ties with formal evening dress)
I attended a white-tie dinner in honor of the
president of our university.
whitewash
(something) to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing
The government was accused of trying to
whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.
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