1.
as white as snow = very VERY white
She
has skin as white as snow.
Her
skin was as white as know.
2.
She was as pure as the driven snow.
She
was as pure as the driven snow. = She is pure and chaste.
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promiscuous
Ken
was notoriusly promiscuous.
notoriously
= 悪名
3. as white as a ghost = white because sb is
scared
He was as white as a ghost.
4. as white as a sheet = white because of
shock/surprise
She turned as white as a sheet when I told her
her dog had died.
5. to be snowed in
It snowed so much that I was afraid I would get
snowed in.
We always have food prepared just in case we get
snowed in.
I’m snowed in! = I’m trapped! I can’t go anywhere
because of the snow.
The blizzard snowed us in.
a blizzard = a snow storm
6.
to be snowed under = overworked, VERY busy
I
always get snowed under in April.
7. a snow job = a plan to
fool or deceive sb
He is trying to do a snow job on me.
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