black as coal
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From Middle English blak as cole.
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as black as coal (not comparable)
- (simile) Completely black.
- Synonyms: pitch-black, black as tar
- 1966, The Rolling Stones (lyrics and music), “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath:
- I wanna see it painted / painted black / black as night / black as coal
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completely black
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