black as coal
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black as coal
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English blak as cole.
adjective as black as coal
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Completely black.
I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal
Similar: pitch-black, black as tar, black
Opposite: white as snow
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adjective
Opposite: white as snow
Translations
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adj completely black
| 日本語 | 石炭のように黒い sekitan no yō ni kuroi |
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| हिन्दी | कोयले जैसा काला koyle jaisā kālā |
| Deutsch | schwarz wie Kohle |
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title = {black as coal},
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