white as a sheet

Related to white as a sheet: along the lines, take a back seat, without a hitch

(as) white as a sheet

Extremely and unnaturally pale, as due to fear or illness. His face went as white as a sheet when he saw the burglar in his house. Do you feel all right? Your face is white as a sheet!

See also: sheet, white

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*white as a sheet

and *white as a ghost; *white as snow; *white as the driven snow

[of someone] extremely pale, as if frightened. (*Also: as ~.) Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had been in a car wreck. Did something scare you? You're white as a sheet! Jane made up the bed with her best linen sheets, which are always as white as snow. We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.

See also: sheet, white

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

white as a sheet

Very pale in the face, as in She was white as a sheet after that near encounter. This simile, dating from about 1600, survives despite the fact that bedsheets now come in all colors.

See also: sheet, white

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

white as a sheet

white as a ghost

If someone looks as white as a sheet or as white as a ghost, they look very pale because they are frightened, shocked or ill. When I saw him his face was as white as a sheet and he was crying. She was as white as a ghost and trembling all over.

See also: sheet, white

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

(as) ˌwhite as a ˈsheet/ˈghost

(informal) very pale in the face, because of illness, fear or shock: She went as white as a sheet when she heard the news.

white as a sheet

Pale in the face. This simile dates from Shakespeare’s time; he wrote, “And whiter than the sheets!” in Cymbeline (2.2). The term was repeated by Henry Fielding, Frederick Marryat, Artemus Ward, and Thomas Hardy, among many others, and remains current.

See also: sheet, white

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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释义	white as a sheet Related to white as a sheet: along the lines, take a back seat, without a hitch (as) white as a sheet Extremely and unnaturally pale, as due to fear or illness. His face went as white as a sheet when he saw the burglar in his house. Do you feel all right? Your face is white as a sheet! See also: sheet, white Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. white as a sheet and white as a ghost; white as snow; white as the driven snow [of someone] extremely pale, as if frightened. (Also: as ~.) Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had been in a car wreck. Did something scare you? You're white as a sheet! Jane made up the bed with her best linen sheets, which are always as white as snow. We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow. See also: sheet, white McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. white as a sheet Very pale in the face, as in She was white as a sheet after that near encounter. This simile, dating from about 1600, survives despite the fact that bedsheets now come in all colors. See also: sheet, white The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. white as a sheet or white as a ghost If someone looks as white as a sheet* or as white as a ghost, they look very pale because they are frightened, shocked or ill. When I saw him his face was as white as a sheet and he was crying. She was as white as a ghost and trembling all over. See also: sheet, white Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. (as) ˌwhite as a ˈsheet/ˈghost (informal) very pale in the face, because of illness, fear or shock: She went as white as a sheet when she heard the news. See also: ghost, sheet, white Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary white as a sheet Pale in the face. This simile dates from Shakespeare’s time; he wrote, “And whiter than the sheets!” in Cymbeline (2.2). The term was repeated by Henry Fielding, Frederick Marryat, Artemus Ward, and Thomas Hardy, among many others, and remains current. See also: sheet, white The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: (as) white as a sheet (as) white as a ghost white as a sheet/ghost be as white as a sheet be (as) white as snow (as) white as snow (as) pale as death (as) pale as a ghost pale pale as a ghost
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