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Specialty Expressions: BLACK IN THE FACE

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Black in the FaceLiterature1: "He swore himself black in the face."- Peter Pindar Wolcott.
2: "Mr. Winkle pulled... till he was black in the face."- Dickens: Pickwick Papers.
3: Extremely angry. The face discoloured with passion or distress. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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