Idioms with “White”

“* As white as a sheet: ( mặt ) tái nhợt vì sợ, ốm.
Example: You look like you’ve just seen a ghost. Your face is as white as a sheet.
* A white elephant: thứ, vật vô ích
Example: The new stereo that he bought is a white elephant and he doesn’t need it at all.
* White as a ghost: tái, xanh xao đi vì sợ, sốc, ốm..
Example: My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
* A white lie: lời nói dối vô hại
Example: I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick yesterday when actually I wasn’t.
* A white-collar worker: nhân viên văn phòng ( cần lao động trí óc hơn là lao động chân tay ).
Example: The recession has hit factory workers (blue-collar workers) much harder than white-collar workers.”