As white as a sheet idiom


three sheets to the wind

very drunk, plastered, pissed to the gills The Captain was three sheets to the wind - staggering.

dope sheet

horse racing slang for a publication giving information on horses running in races

white as a sheet

Idiom(s): (as) white as a sheet

Theme:

WHITENESSvery pale.
• Jane was white as a sheet for weeks after her illness.
• Mary went as white as a sheet when she heard the news.


Clean sheet

When someone has a clean sheet, they have got no criminal record or problems affecting their reputation. In football and other sports, a goalkeeper has a clean sheet when let no goals in.

Seven sheets to the wind

If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.

Sing from the same hymn sheet

If people are singing from the same hymn sheet, they are expressing the same opinions in public.

Three sheets in the wind

(UK) Someone who is three sheets in the wind is very drunk. ('Three sheets to the wind' is also used. 'Seven sheets' is an alternative number used.)

start with a clean sheet

to have another chance, perhaps because you have made serious mistakes: "He's paid for his mistakes, and now he can start with a clean sheet."

scandal sheet|scandal|sheet

n. A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet. The scandal sheet carried big headlines about the murder.

sound sheet|sheet|sound

n., slang, informal A thin low-quality phonograph recording frequently bound into books and magazines for use as promotional or advertising material; it may have either a spoken or a musical message. Don't throw that away; Sue is collecting sound sheets for her market research course.

three sheets in the wind|sheet|sheets|three|three

adj. phr., informal Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind.

sheet

sheet
see three sheets to the wind; white as a sheet.

Meaning: A bad shock can make somebody go as white as a sheet.

Country: International English | Subject Area: Colours | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used

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white as a sheet

Definition

(also as white as a sheet) said about someone whose face is very pale because of illness, shock or fear.

Example(s)

Joe looks as white as sheet. He must be very ill.


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    extremely pale

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