white as a sheet

Idioms  

1. 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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white as a sheet

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

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024

Eventually, Elizabeth’s face is as white as a sheet.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018

I attempted to pose this very scenario to one of my granddaughters for her suggested counsel, but she just turned white as a sheet and fled from the room, the poor thing.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2014

One guest at the party recalls President Obama’s then-national security adviser, Tom Donilon, who owns a home nearby, showing up, spotting Fuld and Mozilo, turning white as a sheet, and slipping back out the door.

From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 12, 2013

“Is that the kind that eats fully grown men for breakfast?” the Head of the Fire Department asked, going white as a sheet.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl