pale as a ghost

(as) pale as a ghost

Exceptionally pale, as due to nausea or fear. I get terrible motion sickness, so I'm sure I was as pale as a ghost when I stumbled off the plane. She was pale as a ghost after that car nearly ran into her on the sidewalk.

*pale as a ghost

and *pale as death

very pale. (*Also: as ~.) Laura came into the room, as pale as a ghost. "What happened?" her friends gasped. What's the matter? You're pale as death!

See also: ghost, pale

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

(as) pale as a ghost
pale
(as) pale as death
pale around the gills
white around the gills
be beyond the pale
beyond the pale
(as) white as a ghost
white as a sheet/ghost
white as a sheet

References in periodicals archive

The star has revealed she believes she is far from beautiful because she chainsmokes, is "flat-chested" and is as "pale as a ghost".

She said: "I don't bleach my teeth, I chain smoke, I'm flat-chested, I'm pale as a ghost and I've crow's feet."

the Razz: Selma's naked truth

Whenever we broke from our huddle, three backs were laughing and one was pale as a ghost."

Yogi Berra, New York Yankee Hall of Fame catcher: "[Mickey] Mantle can hit just as good right-handed as he can left-handed. He's just naturally amphibious."

词组	pale as a ghost
释义	pale as a ghost (as) pale as a ghost Exceptionally pale, as due to nausea or fear. I get terrible motion sickness, so I'm sure I was as pale as a ghost when I stumbled off the plane. She was pale as a ghost after that car nearly ran into her on the sidewalk. See also: ghost, pale Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pale as a ghost and pale as death very pale. (Also: as ~.) Laura came into the room, as pale as a ghost. "What happened?" her friends gasped. What's the matter? You're pale as death! See also: ghost, pale McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also:* (as) pale as a ghost pale (as) pale as death pale around the gills white around the gills be beyond the pale beyond the pale (as) white as a ghost white as a sheet/ghost white as a sheet References in periodicals archive The star has revealed she believes she is far from beautiful because she chainsmokes, is "flat-chested" and is as "pale as a ghost". She said: "I don't bleach my teeth, I chain smoke, I'm flat-chested, I'm pale as a ghost and I've crow's feet." the Razz: Selma's naked truth Whenever we broke from our huddle, three backs were laughing and one was pale as a ghost." Yogi Berra, New York Yankee Hall of Fame catcher: "[Mickey] Mantle can hit just as good right-handed as he can left-handed. He's just naturally amphibious."
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