| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Black is White | Literature | 1: I must have it in black and white, i.e. in plain writing; the paper being white and the ink black. 2: To say black's his eye, i.e. to vituperate, to blame. The expression, Black's the white of his eye, is a modern corruption. To say the eye is black or evil, is to accuse a person of an evil heart or great ignorance. The Latin niger also meant evil. (See Black Prince.) 3: (See Swear.) 4: Beaten black and blue. So that the skin is black and blue with the marks of the beating. 5: "A fool may do all things, and no man say black's his eye."- The Tell Tale. 6: (To). To swear to any falsehood. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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