white as a sheet

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.

Example Sentences

“Their faces, in the face of lethal danger, were white as a sheet...Every single one of them was trembling; they were truly scared.”

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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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