be (as) black as coal
be (as) black as coal
To be completely black or totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps. It's as black as coal down there! A: "I can't believe that Grandma's hair used to be black as coal." B: "Well, sure—you've only ever known her with gray hair." My hands were black as coal after working on that filthy engine all day.
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