10 Idioms & Phrases with Black
Are you in someone’s black books? If you don’t know what it means, keep on reading because, in this article, you're going to learn 10 useful “black” idioms in English. Let’s look at some idioms and phrases using the word “black”.
List of black idioms and phrases:
1. Black sheep
2. Black and blue
3. Be in the black
4. Be in someone’s black books
5. Pitch black
6. The pot calling the kettle black
7. To give someone a black look
8. Black hat hacker
9. In black and white
10. Jet black
10 Idioms & Phrases with "Black"
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| Black Idioms |
1. Black sheep
a member of a group or family regarded as not so successful or respectable as the rest
Example:
Avni's elder sister was the black sheep of the family.
2. Black and blue
If you say that you're black and blue, you mean that you're badly bruised.
Example:
Her arm was still black and blue.
3. Be in the black
earning more money than you spend
Example:
We hope our company will be in the black next year.
4. Be in someone’s black books
If someone is in your black books, you are angry with them.
Example:
He hasn't visited his relatives in India for a long time, so he knows he is in her uncle's black books.
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5. Pitch-black
If the night or a place is pitch-black, it is extremely dark or black.
Example:
I drove my car in a pitch-black tunnel yesterday.
6. The pot calling the kettle black
a situation in which someone criticizes someone else for a fault that they also have
Example:
My sister called me a liar – that is the pot calling the kettle black!
7. To give someone a black look
If you give somebody a black look, you look at them in a way that shows that you're very angry about something.
Example:
My boss gave me a black look when I suggested a different plan.
8. Black hat hacker
a hacker who secretly gets into other people’s computer systems for malicious or illegal intentions (such as to damage the system or steal secret information)
Example:
As a black hat hacker, Katherine hacked into over 25 major corporations, including Realme and Infosys.
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9. In black and white
Something that is in black and white is written or printed, and not just said.
Example:
I had to believe we'd got the contract because it was there in black and white.
10. Jet-black
Something that is jet-black is very dark black in colour.
Example:
She has long, jet-black hair and ochre eyes.