brown bread »
Bread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.
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bump and grind »
A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
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catch-as-catch-can »
A. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.
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chalkface »
A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover.
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egg white »
albumen
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gloss over »
To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
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good old boy »
A friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.
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in black and white »
Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
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in black and white »
Having it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .
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in black and white »
Using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
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out of house and home »
Gail White, Partying with the Intelligentsia.
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sell a bargain »
A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".
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snow on the mountaintop »
Gray or white hair on one's head, especially as an indication of aging.
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snow on the rooftop »
Gray or white hair on one's head, especially as an indication of aging.
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white coat hypertension »
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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white elephant »
An albino elephant.
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white elephant »
An ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.
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white goods »
fridges, washing machines, etc
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white hat »
A white hat hacker.
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white hole »
A theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.
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white lie »
A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.
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white marriage »
An unconsummated marriage.
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white on rice »
A descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.
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white trash »
A poorly educated white person with low moral and social standards and low social status.
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white wedding »
A wedding in which the bride is still a virgin.
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white-knuckle »
Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.
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whitewash »
A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
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whitewash »
A victory without reply.
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