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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black beetleThe African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.Rate it:

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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black beetlePlatyzosteria novae-zelandiae, a similar roach native to New Zealand.Rate it:

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black beetleThe European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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black gumUsed other than as an idiom: see black, gum.Rate it:

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black magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.Rate it:

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black manUsed other than as an idiom: see black, man.Rate it:

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black mariapolice vanRate it:

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black marksomething that negatively affects someone's reputationRate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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black outTo lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.Rate it:

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black rideranother name for "Famine", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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black sheepA sheep that is black.Rate it:

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black sheepA disliked person; one who is disfavored.Rate it:

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black triangleUsed other than as an idiom: see black, triangle.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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black upTo make something more racially black in character; blackenizeRate it:

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black upTo put on blackface makeup.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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brebis galeuseblack sheepRate it:

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color inTo add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.Rate it:

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colour inTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.Rate it:

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fade outA type of transition used in movies usually at the end of a scene, in which the transition fades to black from the cut.Rate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:

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humour noirblack humorRate it:

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il a les yeux au beurre noir (pop.)He has a couple of black eyes; He has his eyes in mourning.Rate it:

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il bue che dice cornuto all'asinopot calling the kettle blackRate it:

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il me regarda de traversHe looked black (askance) at me.Rate it:

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il ne cherche que plaie et bosseHe is always hankering after a black eye.Rate it:

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il nous a fait mauvaise (or, grise) mineHe looked black (sour) at us; He did not receive us well.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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in the blackHaving positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit.Rate it:

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it's curtains for him!Black curtains, and clothing were often part of decor at funeral services in olden days.Rate it:

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la brebis galeuseThe black sheep.Rate it:

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la pelle se moque du fourgonIt is the pot calling the kettle black.Rate it:

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mouton à cinq pattesunicorn; black swan; flying pigRate it:

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mouton noira black sheepRate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.Rate it:

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Oreo cookieA threeway involving two black participants and one white participant between themRate it:

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penny blackold stampRate it:

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