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black sheepA nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person.Rate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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black manAn evil spirit, a demon.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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blackBad; evil.Rate it:

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blackLacking cream, milk, and creamer.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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black babiesThird world charities, the missions.Rate it:

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black manBlack people collectively; black culture.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteAlternative form of black and whiteRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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beyond the black stumpExtremely remote, outside the populated area.Rate it:

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blackOvercrowded.Rate it:

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blackAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.Rate it:

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black and blueCovered in bruises.Rate it:

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black as coalCompletely blackRate it:

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black beetleThe African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.Rate it:

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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black beetlePlatyzosteria novae-zelandiae, a similar roach native to New Zealand.Rate it:

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black beetleThe European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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black gumUsed other than as an idiom: see black, gum.Rate it:

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black magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.Rate it:

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black manUsed other than as an idiom: see black, man.Rate it:

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black mariapolice vanRate it:

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black marksomething that negatively affects someone's reputationRate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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black outTo lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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black rideranother name for "Famine", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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black sheepA disliked person; one who is disfavored.Rate it:

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black sheepA sheep that is black.Rate it:

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black triangleUsed other than as an idiom: see black, triangle.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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black upTo put on blackface makeup.Rate it:

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black upTo make something more racially black in character; blackenizeRate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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in the blackHaving positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit.Rate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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penny blackold stampRate it:

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with so many colors, paint black and white dreams is only for those with colorful imagination.It is a phrase inspired by the arts.Rate it:

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