black on black

black on black

1. Of or pertaining to interactions between two or more African Americans, usually regarding violence or crime. The speakers exhorted the community to renounce black-on-black crime. Many studies have been done on the rates of black-on-black violence in this city.
2. Completely misleading, invisible, or indecipherable (either intentionally or unintentionally), as of black text printed on a black or dark background. There are pages upon pages of sub-clauses and exceptions in this agreement. The whole thing is rather black on black. I hate these black-on-black warning labels. You can't make out what they're trying to warn you about at all!
3. Of an automobile, having the entire outside color scheme done in black. Some people prefer sports cars with bright, flashy colors, but I prefer mine to be black on black.
See also: black, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get the cold shoulder
  • give somebody/get the cold shoulder
  • fuckbuddy
  • puppet
  • meat and potatoes
  • meat-and-potatoes
  • friend with benefits
  • do or die