useful Color Idioms

Color Idioms


as black as a skillet
- very black
My hands were as black as a skillet when I finished working on the car engine.


as black as a stack of black cats
- very black
The little boy was as black as a stack of black cats after playing outside all day.


as black as a sweep
- very dirty or black (a chimney sweep cleans chimneys and becomes very black)
My friend was as black as a sweep after he finished cleaning the basement.


as black as coal
- very black
My friend's cat is as black as coal.


as black as night
- very dark and black
The old house was as black as night when we entered it.

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  • Thank you for this useful share, dear Sandra! Keep it up. Happy sharing!

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