put (it) in black and white

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black and white

[black and white] {n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having the agreement down in black and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

black-and-white

[black-and-white] {adj.} Divided into only two sides that are either right or wrong or good or bad, with nothing in between; thinking or judging everything as either good or bad. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

black

[black] See: [BLACK AND WHITE], [IN THE BLACK], [LOOK BLACK], [POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

get a black eye

[get a black eye] {v. phr.} 1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone's fist or an object. * /In the fistfight Tom got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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