white as a sheet

Very pale in the face, as in She was white as a sheet after that near encounter. This simile, dating from about 1600, survives despite the fact that bedsheets now come in all colors.

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For example, the line: "You've gone white as a sheet!" has now been rewritten to "you've gone still as a statue!" and the friendly giant no longer wears a "black" cloak.

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But the court also hears from his ex girlfriend, who says he was "white as a sheet" after that BBC interview.

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One of Packer's former partners told the murder trial that he was "white as a sheet" after the second interview.

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The trial earlier heard that Mr Packer was "white as a sheet" after being interviewed by Ms Poling about Ms Caldwell's murder.

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Thorn just nodded, but her face was white as a sheet.

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