(as) black as the devil
(as) black as the devil
1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the devil down there!
2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. Looking into his eyes, I saw his heart was as black as the devil.
See also: black, devil
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (as) black as a raven
- raven
- (as) black as a raven's wing
- (as) black as the minister's coat
- minister
- (as) black as a raven's feather
- ink
- (as) black as ink
- (as) black as (one's) hat
- (as) black as a stack of black cats