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white on rice

idiom
Meaning

a descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.


Examples
SIMPLE

The security guard stuck to the celebrity like white on rice.

CONTEXTUAL

During the final minutes of the game, the defender stayed on the star player like white on rice.

COMPLEX

The persistent investigator followed the suspect through the crowded city streets like white on rice, ensuring he never lost sight of his target.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    rice chaser

    A white person with a strong inclination and attraction toward Asians.

  2. 02

    wash a blackamoor white

    To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.

  3. 03

    white bread

    Bread made from white flour.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    white hat

    A good person; a hero.

  6. 06

    white lie

    A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.

  7. 07

    white magic

    Magic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.

  8. 08

    white marriage

    An unconsummated marriage.

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