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white as a sheet — A bad shock can make somebody go as white as a sheet … The small dictionary of idiomes
white as a sheet — A bad shock can make somebody go as white as a sheet. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
White as a sheet — A bad shock can make somebody go as white as a sheet … Dictionary of English idioms
(as) white as a sheet — phrase extremely pale Thesaurus: looking unhealthy or illsynonym words used to describe skin colourhyponym feeling, looking and being healthysynonym Main entry: white … Useful english dictionary
be as white as a sheet — to be very pale, usually because you are frightened or ill. She was trembling all over and as white as a sheet … New idioms dictionary
sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheet — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, crisp, fresh ▪ a pile of clean sheets ▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
white — [[t](h)wa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ whiter, whitest, whites 1) COLOUR Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk. to bleed someone white → see bleed He had nice square white teeth... Issa s white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights … English dictionary
sheet — [[t]ʃi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheets 1) N COUNT A sheet is a large rectangular piece of cotton or other cloth that you sleep on or cover yourself with in a bed. Once a week, a maid changes the sheets. ...the luxury of silk sheets. 2) N COUNT A sheet of… … English dictionary
sheet — /Si:t/ noun (C) 1 a large piece of thin cotton or nylon cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under: change the sheets (=put clean sheets on a bed) 2 a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal, that usually has four… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
