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black-and-white

idiom

Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.


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  1. 01

    black babies

    Third-world charities, the missions.

  2. 02

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

  3. 03

    black gold

    Raw petroleum; crude oil.

  4. 04

    black hat

    A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

  5. 05

    black mark

    Something that negatively affects someone's reputation.

  6. 06

    black market

    Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.

  7. 07

    black out

    To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.

  8. 08

    black over Bill's mother's

    Describing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.

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