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.
This idiom is in the health category
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(as) white as a sheet Definitions and Synonyms
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extremely pale
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