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释义
Idiom
in black and white
Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN
official, in writing or printing. (Said of something, such as an agreement or a statement, which has been recorded in writing. Fixed order.)
I have it in black and white that I’m entitled to three weeks of vacation each year.It says right here in black and white that oak trees make acorns.Please put the agreement into black and white.
Idiom
in black and white
1.
in written or printed form.
Your offer sounds good, but I want you to put it in black and white.
2.
as involving clear choices.
She tends to view the political world in black and white, with good guys and bad guys.
Etymology: based on the idea of black printing or writing on white paper
idiomin black and white1 if a fact, agreement, or promise is in black and white, it is written down so that everyone can see exactly what it is:I looked at the lease and it's there in black and white - we are not allowed to keep pets.If you lend someone money, get the arrangement down in black and white, including a date for repayment.2 if you see, judge, or describe a situation in black and white, you think about it in a way that seems too simple, as if everything or everyone in it was either completely good or completely bad:Children see things in black and white, and so the stories in comics are about good people and bad people.Everything's black and white with her. You can't ask her to see the subtleties of the situation.

in black and white

In writing, especially an agreement, contract, or other formal document. It's there in black and white that employees caught taking office supplies will be fired immediately. Please send me an email summarizing this conversation, so I have it all in black and white should the issue come up in the future.

*in black and white

Fig. [of an agreement, contract, or statement] official, in writing or printing. (*Typically: be ~; get something ~.) I have it in black and white that I'm entitled to three weeks of vacation each year.

in black and white

COMMON
1. If someone judges or shows a complex issue or situation in black and white, they judge or show it as if it is obvious what is morally right and wrong. Nowadays, people do not see these things purely in black and white. She is still a champion of oversimplification, seeing issues in black and white. Note: You can also talk about a black and white situation, issue or judgment. People think this is a very straightforward black and white issue and it just isn't. This case is not as black and white as the media have said. Note: These expressions are usually used to criticize people who judge or show complex subjects and situations in a very simple way.
2. If you say that something is in black and white, you mean that you have written proof of it. You know, we've seen it. It's written right here in black and white. We have a strict, clear rule in black and white, that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.

in black and white

1 in writing or in print, and regarded as more reliable than by word of mouth. 2 in terms of clearly defined opposing principles or issues.

in black and ˈwhite

in print or writing: I want to see his statement down in black and white.
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