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2021-05-15 11:05
(as) black as the minister's coat old-fashioned simile
If you describe something as black as the minister's coat, you mean that it is very dark, or has no light at all.
When I turn off the light, my room is as black as the minister's coat.
I find this room mysterious as it is always as black as the minister's coat.
Completely dark, without any light or color
Completely black, without any light or other color
Completely black
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.
